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$20,000 Odontanthias rhodopeplus is a Super-Rare Treat from the Twilight Zone

Rare and Deepwater fish vendor Unique Fins is holding a single specimen of the Anthiadinae species Odontanthias rhodopeplus, that it claims is probably the rarest fish to be imported in the 2020s so far. With no english common names, Boro-sakuradai,…

Meet Nemateleotris lavandula, the Lavender-blushed Dartfish

The 19th century was a golden age for ichthyological exploration. It signified an era of what seemed like an endless slew of new discoveries, where even the most iconic and noble of species we know today were without names. Taxonomists…

Red Sea G2+ sees Reefer ReefATO+ upgraded and Four New Peninsulas

Red Sea continues its upgrade path with the immediate release of the Reefer G2+. The G2+ Series aquarium range enjoys all the useful upgrades of the Reefer G2 as well including the ReefATO+ Auto Top-Off as standard, replacing the old…

Europe’s biggest aquatic trade show to open to the public 

AQUA, Europe’s largest aquatic-only trade event is to open its doors to the public for the first time in its history. The two-day event, held at The Telford International Centre (UK) will increase to three days in 2023 and include…

Red Sea’s ReefATO+ is top-off, thermometer and leak detector in one

The ingenuity keeps coming from Red Sea with news of their latest ReefBeat Ecosystem product, the ReefATO+. First and foremost this is a new smart auto-top-off device that could be used on its own or to replace the stock float…

Maxspect Gyre 300 Cloud Edition features multi directional flow

Maxspect has once again knocked it out of the park with news of their latest generation flagship wavemaker, the Gyre 300 Cloud Edition. As the name suggests, Cloud Edition will allow for control from anywhere in the world via the…

Aqua Illumination launches new Blade LED Light Fixture

Aqua Illumination has taken a big leap with the launch of an all-new light fixture called Blade. A change in form factor from the well-known AI fan-cooled models, Blade is a slimline passively cooled LED striplight that can be used…

Maldivian Koi tang comes with valuable catch information

For every aberrant koi tang we feature here at Reef Builders, we’re bombarded by about six more from around the globe. To the point where we weren’t even going to feature this fish, based just on its looks and high…

CITES Europe to Discuss Restrictions on Australian Corals

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species will meet on December 3rd to discuss the collection and export of certain hard coral species from Australia.

Exclusive: Aqua Illumination is using freaking robots to measure light

If you’ve got a modern controllable LED reef aquarium light on the market, you can’t market it to savvy reefers without at least divulging some of the specific levels of light intensity. As well-informed reefers, we want to know the…