by Admin | Sep 10, 2019 | Fish, Photography
I recently shared some images of butterflyfish from the Indo Pacific and Red Sea regions, touching in brief on Chaetodon semilarvatus, the Masked Butterfly. Given that’s it is such a wonderful fish and such an impressive species when photographed, I thought... by AquaNerd | Sep 6, 2019 | Aquaculture, Fish
The Striped Dottyback (Pseudochromis sankeyi) is often called the Sankey’s Dottyback. This beautiful little fish has white and black stripes running down the length of its body. The fins are translucent and the tail fin almost tapers to a point. It is one of the more peaceful species in the Pseudochromis family and is reef safe. A 30 gallon or larger aquarium with plenty of hiding places is ideal for this species. The Striped Dottyback is native to the Southern Red Sea and western Indian Ocean and limited collection from these areas makes it increasingly difficult to come by wild collected fish. In the wild they are often found on shallow reefs and prefer to live in reef structure and under plating corals. Fortunately, this species was added by Admin | Sep 5, 2019 | Fish, Photography
In my last post I shared some images of superficially similar Chaetodon species from the Red Sea and Indo Pacific region. Here are three more similar fish from the same part of the world. My first species is the Head-band butterfly,... by Admin | Sep 1, 2019 | Fish, Photography
Time after time I’ve been out on a reef photographing something – a coral head full of anthias perhaps – when part of the reef gets fed up with me and scuttles away, well, that’s what it feels like anyway, for the spilt second before I realize... by Admin | Aug 31, 2019 | Fish, Photography
Out on the reef, yellow is a very prominent color, especially in full tropical sun. Yellow fish, especially members of the Chaetodontids, make great photography subjects. Here are several Indo Pacific species I’ve recorded over the years; note just how... by Admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Fish, Photography
Of all the Red Sea sights I get to witness, the shoals of anthias impress me the most. On a recent file deletion binge I found some images of Pseudanthias squamipinnis I don’t think I have shared...
