We do so many posts here Reef Builders that after a while we start looking back at some of our favorite posts. We were ruminating on all the interesting things ORA has done over the years and thought it would…
Coral Shop CoraSound Multi can be used as a dip or inside the aquarium
Naturally derived treatment for parasites and pests aren’t new and Coral Shop is the latest to offer a natural product to battle parasites, bacterial infections and viruses in your aquarium. the new Coral Shop CoraSound Multi is a 100% natural product for…
Friday Smorgasbord: Summer bummer edition
Welcome to the first Friday Smorgasbord of summer! This week’s roundup is interesting but may be a gloomy reminder of our negative influence on the oceans. First off is a report that documents what we already suspected — that corals…
Sneak peek at first Lightning Maroon Clownfishing up for sale
We shared the news that Lightening Maroon Clownfish are heading to Blue Zoo Aquatics last week and we’ve got a sneak peek at the fish headed to BZA as well as details on how to get your hands on these.…
Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado hosting ‘Reef Ed’ this weekend
The Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado is hosting a Reef Ed event with two speakers and plenty of vendors to get your reefing fix this weekend. On Saturday, June 22, join the MASC team welcome both Scott Fellman and our…
Tanked learns a hard lesson from hasty fish stocking
When you rush in this hobby, things go wrong — really wrong. This is evident in the news that one shark is dead and another wounded in a fiasco for the Animal Planet‘s Tanked team at a Coney Island, New…
Vivid Aquariums website sports a swanky new modern look
There are some pretty tech savvy people in this hobby, but often our online experience with stores and vendors seems to take us back to the 90s or early-2000s. When we see websites doing a great job like the Vivid…
Contest ends Monday: Enter our Facebook contest to win a set of Cobalt Aquatics Mysis Flakes
UPDATE: The contest ends on Monday, June 17 at 12 p.m. PDT! Make sure you enter today! It has been a while since we’ve had any contest here on Reef Builders and when Cobalt Aquatics contacted us with some free…
Belonoperca pylei in US, right under our noses
Shortly after posting the Belonoperca pylei on video in Japan, we were able to chat with our friend Rich Ross who is also a marine biologist at the California Academy of Sciences. It seems that he is the proud owner of…
Friday Smorgasbord: Monster snails, fluorescent protein and more
Welcome to the last Friday of spring and another edition of the Friday Smorgasbord. We kick this week off with this image of monster Trochus snails from British LFS Ocean Corals. The monster snails are actually Trochus niloticus, a species…