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    LiveAquaria Gets in Conspicillatus Angelfish Pair

    Last night LiveAquaria.com posted a beautiful pair of Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus Angelfish in their well known Diver’s Den section. The pair measures in at just 3.75″ and 4.25″. For C. conspicillatus, anything under 5″ is difficult to obtain and very limited in the trade. With a price tag of USD $4,000 these are not cheap fish, however, [...]

    October 21, 2009
    | eric michael | fish | Tags: , | 4 Comments

    Chaetodontoplus ballinae, The Rarest Angelfish of Them All?

    The Ballina Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus ballinae) was only known from one specimen that was trawled up in 1959 and then described as a new species by Gilbert Whitley (See holotype image here). Fast forward to the 90s and only a handful had been seen. Prior to the NORFAZ expedition in 1993 only two specimens were known [...]

    September 11, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, japan | Tags: , , | 3 Comments

    The Blue Line Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis) | Beautiful and Sometimes Stubborn!

    Since Live Aquaria posted the Blue Line Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis) on the Diver’s Den section, there has been great interest in this attractive and relatively rare species. This striped beauty can be found in Southern Japan at the Izu Islands, South Korea, Taiwain, Hong Kong and Vietnam. Recently many of these have been coming from [...]

    February 18, 2009
    | eric michael | fish | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment