Dr. Seuss Soapfish and Maldives Hogfish Show Up at B-Box Aquarium [Video]
There are few fish that get us more perked up than the unusual looking Dr. Seuss Soapfish (Belonoperca pylei), so it comes as no surprise that we were beside ourselves when some great footage of the fish showed up from Japan-based B-Box Aquarium. And to make the moment that much sweeter, they also had a [...]
Rare Navy Blue Tomato Clownfish at iBluewater
When it comes to rare and unusual wild caught clownfish, the crew at iBluewater seem to have the inside track. Besides the rare white cap skunk clownfish and the rather attractive Picasso maroon clownfish caught last year, they recently found a navy blue tomato clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) that is just out of this world. The [...]
Did Five Peppermint Angelfish Really Just Show Up at Blue Harbor?
The guys at Blue Harbor in Japan have either just landed the catch of a lifetime, or they’re playing a terrible prank on all of us. They recently shared a few images and even a brief video clip showing not only one, but five different Peppermint Angelfish (Paracentropyge boylei) being acclimated to one of their [...]
Pelicier’s Perchlet Makes an Appearance at LiveAquaria
Who would have ever thought that the premiere importer of ultra rare fish in the US would be located in Wisconsin? Well, that is the case thanks to Kevin Kohen and his team at LiveAquaria, who continue to wow us with the top notch livestock that more often shows up in places like Japan than [...]
Picture of the Week, Yellow Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish
Pictured in the last AquaNerd Picture of the Week of 2012 is the rare yellow fuzzy dwarf lionfish, seen locally at the Houston Fish Gallery. Now, we’re not exactly fans of lionfish, as they are extremely abundant in the hobby and have invaded the waters of the Atlantic. That said, this yellow fuzzy dward isn’t [...]
Interruptus Angelfish Shows Up at Route 66 Marine
It’s not often we get to talk about a new sighting of arguably the most beautiful dwarf angel in the world, but every time we see the Interruptus angel (Centropyge interrupta), it just makes us all warm and fuzzy inside. So much so that we’ll drop everything to drool all over what few images and [...]
Rare in the Wild versus Rare to the Aquarium Trade
Yesterday, we posted an article about the first ever Narcosis angelfish (Centropyge narcosis) to be sold publicly in the US, which came to our shores courtesy of LiveAquaria. In that article, we used the term “rare” to describe the fish, and its use has drawn some commentary on our Facebook page that we felt should [...]
Narcosis Angelfish Enters the US Market for the First Time Thanks to LiveAquaria
For the first time ever in the history of aquarium keeping, the highly coveted and extremely rare Narcosis angelfish (Centropyge narcosis) is gracing the Amercian marine aquarium marketplace thanks to the gang at LiveAquaria. This individual was hand collected by Quality Marine in the Cook Islands at a depth of 360 feet and has been [...]
B-Box Aquarium Induces Drooling with the Pelicier’s Perchlet
When it comes to ultra rare fish, the Japanese aquarium scene seems to be the most happening place to go. The livestock vendors of the island country are always hauling in the rarest of fish species, and the gang at B-Box Aquarium doesn’t disappoint with their latest acquisition. They recently got their hands on the [...]
Another Dr. Seuss Fish enters the trade, this time through Pacific Island Aquatics
Another incredibly rare and weird looking Dr. Seuss Fish (Belonoperca pylei) has surfaced in the aquarium trade, and this time it comes to us from Hawaii-based livestock vendor Pacific Island Aquatics, who are by no means no strangers to rare fish. As far as we know, this is just the second time the B. pylei [...]
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