Aquarium Fish: The Blue And The Queen Angelfish
Everybody loves an angel! They are some of the most spectacularly colored fishes on the coral reef. In captivity, they can become as personable as the family do... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: The Epaulette Sharks ( Hemiscyllium spp.) – The Perfect Aquarium Sharks
There are a number of sharks that a regularly make it into the ornamental marine fish trade. Most of them are poorly suited for all but the most immense home aq... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: Behold the Dragon!
In my mind, the dragon moray ( Enchelycore pardalis ) is the most beautiful and fearsome of all the muraenids. With its crooked jaws, its always visible, needle... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: The Cheeklined Maori Wrasse, Cheilinus diagrammus
The first time I met a cheeklined Maori wrasse ( Cheilinus diagrammus ) I was not in my local aquarium store, but on a coral reef in Fiji. I recognized the fish... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: Two Odd Soapfishes From The Tribe Diplioprionini
Many reef fish groups have been ascribed with “colorful” common names, that are in many cases quite descriptive. For example, there are the hawkfish... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: Bluestripe Angelfish, Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
As a youngster I remember seeing a photo of the bluestripe angelfish ( Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis ) and falling in love with this fish. When I first starte... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: The Rhinopias Spp. – The Ultimate Scorpionfishes
These are good times to be a marine aquarist! I know the economy is in a bit of a slump and we are in a long and important war against terrorism. But even so, t... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: The Whitebarred Wrasse (pseudocheilinus Ocellatus)
So many wrasses, so little aquarium space! Yes, I am a “wrasse” man! This amazing family of fishes contains some of the most spectacularly attired of all fi... Read more.
Aquarium Fish: The Whiteray Shrimpgoby (Stonogobiops sp.)
The marine aquarium opens up an amazing world to the amateur naturalist. Not only does the aquarist have an opportunity to observe a wide array of interesting i... Read more.
Short Take: Comet Quandry!
A juvenile Calloplesiops argus, the finespotted comet. This individual is approximately 8 cm (3.5 inches) in length. Photo: Scott Michael In Volume 1, issue 9 o... Read more.