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    Tosanoides Anthias Enter the Trade – Industry First

    Around this time last year a female Tosanoides flavofasciatus was collected in Japan at extreme depths. After its collection the specimen quickly went to Blue Harbor where it sold for an undisclosed price to an avid aquarist. This deepwater anthias is highly sought after in Japan and had many collectors and enthusiast excited.  Here’s a [...]

    February 9, 2009
    | eric michael | discoveries, fish, japan, reef news | Tags: , , , , , | 5 Comments

    Anthias at the Sea Food Market?

    Wonderfish Aquarium, a fish store in Australia, had a customer send them photos of what they believed were Anthias being sold at a Sea Food Market. Not only are they Anthias, they are the beautiful deepwater Holanthias borbonius! Commonly called “Borbs”, just a couple years back, some of the first came to the U.S. and retailed [...]

    August 31, 2008
    | eric michael | misc | Tags: , , , , , | 8 Comments