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    Caring for The French Butterflyfish (Prognathodes guyanensis)

    The Prognathodes genus is  a remarkable group of fish. They are generally reef safe, have striking proportions, handle treatments well (e.g. copper), and have extremely curious personalities. Of them all, the deepwater French Butterflyfish (Prognathodes guyanensis) is arguably the most coveted in the aquarium trade. As I outlined in the P. guyanensis x P. aya hybrid [...]

    December 7, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, reef news | Tags: , , , | 4 Comments

    GBD Visits LiveAquaria, Part 3 – Rare Fish Galore

    For rare fish enthusiasts, LiveAquaria is pure fantasy. These are just a few of the fish currently at the facility, most of which are available on Diver’s Den or will soon be made available. First up we have a video, showing off a few of the “Diver’s Den holding tanks”… keep an eye out for [...]

    November 25, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, sponsors, video | Tags: , , , | 6 Comments

    Randall’s Fish Photos, The Ultimate Gallery of Marine Fish

    Dr. John E. Randall has described roughly 600 new species of marine fish–making him the father of reef-fish ichthyology. Thankfully his numerous papers can be found through searches like Google Scholar (and hopefully soon DeepDyve). If it’s eye candy that you’re after the Bishop Museum has an impressive gallery of nearly all of Jack’s fish! [...]

    October 30, 2009
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    Japan Gets In the Deepwater Red Barbier and Pronotogrammus martinicensis

    Hemanthias vivanus is a deepwater anthias species that is found throughout the Atlantic, including the Gulf of Mexico, south to Brazil.  It is a rare offering in the industry due to the extreme depths it lives at–collection usually takes place at 300 to 450ft, but they have been observed at depths greater than 2,500ft thanks [...]

    October 16, 2009
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    Catching up with the Personatus Pair

    A few months ago we shared with you the exciting pair of Genicanthus personatus that were collected and sent to B-Box–a popular and well known aquarium store in Japan. Commonly known as the Masked Angelfish, this species is endemic to the Hawaiian and Northwestern Islands. At the main Hawaiian Islands this species is rarely seen [...]

    October 12, 2009
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    Rare fire red Aurora Anthias (Pseudanthias calloura) Pops up at Vessel

    Described in 2001 by Ida and Sakaue, Pseudanthias calloura is a relatively new species to the scientific community and even newer to the aquarists. P. calloura was first seen in 1996 at a depth of 50m in Palau. Later that year one male and two females were collected, making up the holotype and paratypes to then [...]

    September 17, 2009
    | eric michael | fish | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment