Remember that aquarium that burst in a mall in China that injured 15 people we covered last week? New video has emerged showing the tank bursting open and sending a massive wall of water at bystanders. It is amazing to…
Breeder tackles the challenging finespotted jawfish at Tokyo aquarium
Persistence and thoughtfulness has helped marine biologist Kentaro Amemiya of Tokyo Sea Life Park succeed in rearing the unusual finespotted jawfish (Opistognathus punctatus) in captivity. Regardless of breeding success coming from the scientific world or the hobbyist side, each advancement…
Friday Smorgasbord: Megapiranha, frost flowers and more
With the end of the Mayan Calendar upon us (and if you’re reading this tomorrow, we have to assume they were wrong), what better way to start off this edition of the Friday Smorgasbord with monster fish. Sharktopus and megapiranha…
Giant aquarium ruptures, injures 15 at mall in China
A large aquarium at a mall in Shanghai, China, burst and injured 15 people the other day. The 7-meter-long, 3-meter high aquarium was on the first floor of a mall that replaced a window between the inside and outside. The…
Electric Eel powers Christmas tree in Utah
One thing that seems to mark the holiday season here at Reef Builders is us finding a cool story about an electric eel powering a Christmas tree. This year is no different except now we found one at an aquarium…
Friday Smorgasbord: Hobbyists save the wild reefs, bisexual fish and more
Can we get a “hellz yeah” for hobbyists doing their part to help save the wild reefs? We’ve known this for a while, but finally there is some scientific evidence that the hobby is helping to preserve reef ecosystems. A…
iGlo LED heads to Kickstarter to help fund wireless LED controller
At first glance, the iGlo WiFi LED controller campaign on Kickstarter is just another cool and semi-useful LED project on the crowd-funding site, but when you start peeling back the layers and realize the iGlo platform has the potential to…
Join the opposition against new, proposed Hawaii fish collection ban
Hawaii is looking to alter the collection of reef fish as the Department of Land & Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources is having a hearing to discuss the managed fishery for the aquarium trade. There are significant environmental opponents…
Friday Smorgasbord: Aquarium Sage, coral disease, why oceans matter, killer catfish and classy bettas
Takashi Amano, the master of modern planted aquarium design and a man we have much respect for, was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. The “Sage of Aquariums” mastered the art of taking an aquarium and creating lush landscapes…
GroTech adds NutriMarine LPS food to its catalog
Specialized coral foods have helped our hobby produce and maintain healthy and colorful corals and Germany’s GroTech has recently added the NutriMarine LPS food to its line of products. The new GroTech NutriMarine LPS food has particle sizes ranging from…