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Velvet Fish (Caracanthus sp.) is a premium Indian Ocean marine fish available from Bluefields Aquatics, based in Mtwapa, Mombasa, Kenya. We export to 67+ countries worldwide with full KFS and CITES documentation.
Native to the Indian Ocean, the Velvet Fish (Caracanthus sp., family Caracanthidae) is a marine ornamental fish we export from our facility on the Kenyan coast. Bluefields Aquatics ships Velvet Fish as healthy, conditioned wholesale stock to aquarium buyers in over 67 countries.
Velvet Fish — quick facts
Care & aquarium requirements
Anthias and reef perches bring shimmering colour and active mid-water schooling to a reef, which makes them popular display fish. Anthias in particular are planktivores that do best with several small feedings a day, so they reward a keeper set up for frequent feeding.
Compatibility & reef behaviour
These fish are reef-safe and peaceful, ideal for the open water of a reef system. Anthias are haremic — kept as one male with several females — and appreciate the company of their own kind.
Export packaging & shipping
Each specimen is conditioned and purged before packing, then bagged in clean, temperature-matched saltwater and charged with pure oxygen for the journey. Bags are insulated in polystyrene boxes and routed for the shortest reliable transit to your airport, helping us hold DOA below 2%. For more on how we keep losses low, see our guides on professional packing and mortality prevention.
Order Velvet Fish wholesale
Bluefields Aquatics supplies the Velvet Fish and 250+ other marine species to wholesale buyers worldwide. Browse more from our species index, request our weekly stocklist for current availability and sizes, or contact our export team to plan an order.