Hunter Hammond

Hunter Hammond is a marine hobbyist who currently keeps a 190g reef in his living room featuring numerous rare wrasses. He strives to be a leading expert in the captive care of all reef-safe wrasses. He has been in the marine hobby since 2009 and lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his devoted partner. Hunter’s professional career is in the aerospace propulsion engine industry as a structures engineer.

Recent Blog Posts

Rare Wrasses of the World: Cirrhilabrus johnsoni (Vol. 1, Ed. 3)

by Hunter Hammond | Oct 22, 2013 | Fish

Last edition, we took a look at Cirrhilabrus lunatus. This month's focus: Cirrhilabrus johnsoni; Johnson's Fairy Wrasse. Johnsoni are something special, mainly because they are only found and known to exist in the Marshall Islands at the Kwajalein Atoll and nearby at...

Rare Wrasses of the World: Cirrhilabrus lunatus (Vol. 1, Ed. 2)

by Hunter Hammond | Aug 19, 2013 | Fish

Last edition, we took a look at Cirrhilabrus earlei. This edition's focus: Cirrhilabrus lunatus, the Crescent Tail Fairy Wrasse. Native to the Northwest Pacific, this tepid-water species found at a depth of 30 to 55 m (100' to 180') has been reported in the Okinawa...

Rare Wrasses of the World: Cirrhilabrus earlei (Vol. 1, Ed. 1)

by Hunter Hammond | Aug 6, 2013 | Fish

I would like to take a moment to introduce this series, which previously was published on Marine Engineers (for the site is no longer active). The first seven editions are archived versions of my series, "Rare Wrasses of the World", which focuses on species which are...