This Genicanthus personatus is one of the smallest ever collected and will go down as one the most impressive Angelfish for many years to come. As we reported earlier, this fish was collected by Rufus Kimura at extreme depths in the waters of Hawaii. It was offered for sale in the United States, but as [...]
The Caribbean Snow Bass (Serranus chionaraia) was out of the picture for the industry, and, the mind’s of most aquarists. That is until Forrest Young’s Dynasty Marine crew recently collected them. S. chionaraia will not appeal to the masses, but if you have a thing for Basslets the availability of this species is an exciting [...]
The Peppermint Angelfish – As beautiful as its rare reputation? How Pleasure Works is a new book I picked up by Yale Psychologist Paul Bloom. While it doesn’t relate directly to aquariums, the concepts and insights are interesting and applicable to an extent, to our small hobby. Bloom brings up the idea of essentialism, which [...]
The Brachiosaurus Blenny (Omobranchus anolius) is a small and peculiar fish very rarely seen in the trade. As its name implies, its looks a bit like a dinosaur–specifically a Brachiosaurus. The similarity here comes from the large fleshy crest on the head of male O. anolius. Brachiosaurus skull : wikimedia commons The sexually dimorphic Omobranchus [...]
This weekend our friend Koji Wada reopened his freshly renovated Blue Harbor fish store to the public. The Osaka, Japan based store is known throughout the world for its rare fishes, and this reopening did not disappoint. As much as we would have loved to traverse that 9,000 mile gap, I had to leave it [...]
When it comes to rare fish, Amphiprion mccullochi is a great example of sustainability within the trade. The fish shown in this video are actually first generation captive raised specimens from Ryan’s Reef in Australia. They were then grown out and paired up by Kevin Kohen and the LiveAquaria crew. Today they spawn like clockwork, [...]
