by Vincent Chalias | Apr 7, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
The portrait of this unique and gregarious fish is truly amazing. Angelfish are among everyone’s favorite fish. They deserve their name and are arguably the most beautiful fish in the sea. Hybrid angelfish are unique, and thus hold a very special place in the...
by Vincent Chalias | Mar 23, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine, New Products
3 cm (3/4 inch) long juvenile captive-bred Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) from Bali Aquarich Reviewing the exhaustive list of Angelfish and angelfish hybrids bred by Mr. Wen-Ping Su’s Bali Aquarich, we would have thought that breeding the Emperor...
by Vincent Chalias | Jan 20, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Our regular visit to Wen-Ping Su and Bali Aquarich was long overdue. It never disappoints. As usual Mr. Su had a couple of surprises up his sleeves; he greeted us with two new hybrids of Centropyge dwarf angelfish. Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosa) X Multicolor...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 17, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
A new captive-bred hybrid batfish is an interesting twist on the attractive, yet large-growing fishes from the Platax genus. Image credit: Iwarna Aquafarm There isn’t a huge market (pun intended) for batfishes (Platax spp.) in the aquarium hobby these days. Of...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 30, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
For many, the Wrought Iron Butterflyfish, Chaetodon daedalma, is likely something they have never seen, let alone encountered alive. And they may never see one again, given its general rarity in the trade. This one greedily ate Mysis shrimp while in the display...