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MAXI MINI CARPET ANEMONES

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:28:13 -0800

A fairly new item to the aquarium hobby are these Maxi Mini Carpet Anemones (Stichodactyla sp. possibly tapetum). They are found in the Red Sea and the east coast Africa and various bays and inlets connected to the Indian Ocean over to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia....but overall a fairly rare little anemone that reach a max size of 3-4”. Super variations in colour from bright Purple to Blue to Yellow, Red and Green these are definitely “show stoppers”. Reef friendly and very easy to keep and propagate...I see these becoming very popular in a short time...<“(((((><

BLACK CAP BASSLET

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:45:04 -0800

Well definitely another “jewel” of the marine aquarium is this Black Cap Basslet (Gramma melacara). These fish tend to be fairly expensive given that they are found in deep water between 35 - 200 foot depth, that makes them much more difficult to catch compared a shallow water fish of the same family such as the Royal Gramma. My opinion however is they are worth the extra expense to get one of these fish. At 2.5-3” max size, overall easy to keep,very hardy and reef safe....the only hiccup maybe mixing more than one in the aquarium. Black Cap Basslets are only found throughout the Caribbean. These fish have been successfully bred in captivity, so it’s just a matter of time before we get tank bred Black Cap’s on a regular basis. <“(((((><....

TANK BRED PERCULA CLOWNS

Tue, 3 Jan 2012 08:53:49 -0800

Happy New Year! A great item at the beginning 2012 for us are these new Tank Bred true Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula). Often mistaken for the Ocellaris Clown (Amphiprion ocellaris) or the “false percula”, the true Percula Clown is by far “one” of my personal favourites. Percula Clowns often have much better colour and much more black throughout the body than Ocellaris. They also seem to be a harder fish to find in the hobby, probably because they tend to command a much higher dollar value. When Perc’s are juveniles they lack some of the thick black lines in he middle of the body but as they mature they can achieve some fantastic black colouration, some all black (Black Perc’s). A gorgeous fish overall and I think what may have contributed to the popularity of both the Ocellaris Clown and the Percula Clown was Pixar’s movie Finding Nemo.

pRemium lps corals

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:49:21 -0800

Due to popular demand we are starting to bring in Premium LPS Corals.....these should be available the week of November 23rd.....<“((((><