Genicanthus takeuchii or Takeuchii’s swallowtail angelfish is one of the most highly sought after angelfish in the world. Hailing only from Japan’s Ogasawara Islands, Genicanthus takeuchii has an even more limited track record than the peppermint angelfish, Paracentropyge boylei, second…
Reef Fusion new two-part solution from Seachem shows off a gorgeous label and more
Reef Fusion is a new two part calcium and buffer replenishing solution from Seachem which we had the pleasure of announcing to you last week. No we sooner do we hit the post button then we receive a preview of…
Hybrid Goldflake x Flagfin Angelfish appears at Japan’s B-Box Aquarium
Hybrid marine angelfish are relatively abundant in the wild and with increasing imports of this popular fish group we are seeing more and more hybrid Pomacanthids. Case in point is this beautiful hybrid flagfin x goldflake angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculata x…
Aiptasia Free said to remove and kill Aiptasia
There is another product that will help you aid with the removal of those pesky aiptasia that might sneak in via live rock or through other means. Aiptasia Free says that it can remove Aiptasia with the enclosed syringe. We…
ReefKeeper Band Saw from Inland: The DFS-100 gets suited up for extreme coral cutting
The ReefKeeper Bandsaw DFS-100 from Inland is a workhorse coral cutting machine. The robust Inland Bandsaw has seen many miles of cutting limestone and coral skeletons in every corner of the country and now the machine is getting outfitted for…
Aqua light the new Flash LED T5 hybird lighting fixture
Aqua Light a high end lighting provider based out of Germany has a new LED based T5 lighting fixture named the Giant Flash LED that will once again, raise the bar on high end lighting. This lighting system is a…
Arcadia’s new LED livestock lighting for commerical properties
Aracadia, the master lighting company headquartered in the United Kingdom, has a LED lighting solution that is available for commercial properties. These properties of course being local fish store installations, could seek to benefit from the addition of power saving…
Harlequin shrimp, Hymenocera picta, dragging off a seastar in Full HD
The Harlequin Shrimp, Hymenocera picta, is one of the most beautiful and enigmatic shrimp available to marine aquarists. The beautiful Harlequin, like it’s closest relative the Bongo Shrimp (Phyllognathia ceratophthalma), only eats starfish. However, whereas the Bongo Shrimp appears to…
How do you camouflage yourself but stand out with your friends? Ask a cuttle, Part 1
Mantis shrimp are not the only marine organisms to take advantage of polarized light in communication and defense; in fact, it can be argued that the cuttlefish pulls even more amazing stunts—camouflaging itself from predators while sending colored light signals invisible to everyone except other cuttles—all while only being able to see the color green. So how, and more importantly why, do they accomplish this?
From revolution to evolution: a look at two hobby trends and their impact
After 30-something years in the hobby, you see a lot of trends come and go. Fads and “new” ideas show up and subsequently vanish back into the mists of time. Some of these “fads” do stick around a while, yet…
