Tuesday, August 31, 2010

A jewel from our last import...

From our last import we found this little jewel of a Passer. He's got a bright blue spot on his left shoulder. Very bright and it definitely makes this Passer stand out from the rest.

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He's going into our office display tank here in a day or two. Maybe he'll find his way to you!
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Enjoy!

Friday, August 20, 2010

Picture time...

So a few weeks ago we shared some pictures of one of the nicest mature Passer Angels we've caught. Today we will share some pictures from our new arrival of a very small Passer Angel we brought in on our latest import. Literally smaller than a quarter you can see that Passer colors are bright & amazing even at this little size. The white stripes unfortunately don't last very long and this is the only little guy we have. Enjoy!

He's a quick little guy...hard to keep him in focus...

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He was trying to stay hidden behind the cube sticker ID...caught him as he took a peek.
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A quarter to really get an idea of how little he is...
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Enjoy!

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Picture time...

Over the years we have had the pleasure of catching some beautiful Angelfish. From one of our recent dives came this Passer Angel. The colors, the streamers, & the personality have all come together making this one gorgeous fish.

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From Cortez Marine

From Cortez Marine

From Cortez Marine

Enjoy!

Monday, July 26, 2010

New videos from Mexico! Lots of large Passer & large Cortez Angelfish...

We've got lots of new pictures and videos of our fish collecting. Lots of new pictures and videos to come but for now here are 2 videos of lots of Passer & Cortez Angels in our live well holding tanks.







Enjoy...

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Couple of cool items in stock right now @ Cortez Marine...

Just a couple of cool critters from the Sea Of Cortez we have in stock right now that we wanted to share...

Chinese Hawk Fish...

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Paddlefin Wrasse (M) with Rock Wrasse (F)...
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Salt & Pepper Guinea Fowl Puffer...
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Golden Guinea Fowl Puffer...
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Electric Stingray...
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From Cortez Marine
More coming very soon! Stay tuned...

Enjoy...

Friday, June 4, 2010

Shipments coming from Mexico (almost) weekly...

We've been swamped here @ Cortez Marine the last few weeks. Even with (almost) weekly shipments coming in from Mexico we're having a hard time keeping fish in stock.

Our next shipment is coming in Tuesday night and we'll sent out a stock report Wednesday morning to all of you on our email list. If you don't currently receive a stock report from us please email us and we'll add you. If you're local, we encourage you to come by and take an up close look beyond our stock report. We've been getting some really cool fish and inverts from Mexico.

Bluespotted Jawfish (Opistognathus rosenblatti) from Mexico...

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Fang Blenny from Mexico...
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2 Fang Blennies...
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Look at those fangs!
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Enjoy!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

New video & pictures of ~30 Yellowtail Surgeonfish @ Cortez Marine...

We've got a good amount of Yellowtail Surgeon (Prionurus punctatus) schooling in one of our 500 gallon holding tanks. These guys aren't seen very often due to the hard job of catching them. They are quick and require skilled net catchers to collect them safely.

The video is also available to view in the YouTube sidebar to the right of this blog.



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From Cortez Marine
Enjoy!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Cool NEW critters from Mexico...

We've been so busy lately it's been hard to keep updated on all the cool stuff we're getting that flies out the door faster than we can take pictures of it. Here are a couple of cool starfish we're stocking in good numbers right now.

Purple Linkia Starfish (Tamaria stria)...

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Bradley's Sea Star (Mithrodia bradleyi)...
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Give us a call for a current stock report and pricing...

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Updated again - Sea Of Cortez fish & inverts coming in Thursday

After a little snag last week we are happy to now announce that Thursday evening we will be receiving our first shipments of 100% net caught critters from the Sea Of Cortez.

We will have a detailed stock report available so give us a call or stop by as everything will be available to check out and buy on Friday.

More pictures and many more shipments to follow...stay tuned!

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Monday, April 26, 2010

New Arrival coming THIS WEEK!!! - Net Caught fish & inverts from the Sea Of Cortez

After many years of exhausting work we have our facilities back up running, producing, & shipping 100% net caught fish & invertebrates from the Sea Of Cortez! Here are a few pictures of our catch that will be arriving later this week. Stay tuned for more pictures and a firm arrival announcement.

Mullato Stingray...

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A cup full of clingfish (Sonora Clingfish Tomicodon humerlais, Cortez Clingfish Tomicodon boehlkei, and Tadpole Clingfish Gobiesox pinniger).
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Kino Bay Blenny (Hypsoblennius gentilis) from Kino Bay, Sonora...
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Closeup of a Clingfish...
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Enjoy & stay tuned!!!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Stay tuned....

Hi guys, sorry for the lack of updates and posts lately. We've been really busy at Cortez Marine over the last few weeks and there will be lots of exciting updates soon!

Stay tuned!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Cortez Marine Gallery...

For a little blast from the past, here is a nice picture of the man behind Cortez Marine, Steve Robinson, while working in Mexico 1986, catching a ride with a Manta Ray. One of many memorable photos we have hanging up in our office.

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After searching through the hundreds of photos from our last Clarion trip we found one more picture to share.
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Enjoy!