It’s been about five years since the renaissance of reef aquarium sumps really kicked off and it has resulted in a huge diversity of very interesting, innovative, and radical designs. We think now it’s about time we see the trusty…
Turning on Reef Lights For the First Time Never Gets Old
No matter how long you’ve been in the reef aquarium hobby, there’s always a rush of excitement at several stages of setting up new reef tanks and coral aquariums. Definitely one great part is getting the water flowing for the…
‘Scientists’ Are Giving Ecstasy to Octopus Now
Cephalopods and Octopus in particular are very intelligent creatures but anatomically speaking, they are very different from humans, and all vertebrates for that matter. This led some ‘scientists’ to wonder what would happen if these creatures were exposed to MDMA, also…
There’s a Very Original Aquascape at VP Corals in Taipei, Taiwan
If there’s one reason to travel the world in search of visiting reef tanks in different country it’s to get out of our comfort zone and see what the reef world is like outside the digital echo chamber. While in…
Sensational Tosanoides aphrodite Described from St. Paul’s Rock
Tosanoides aphrodite is a remarkable new species of anthias for a number of reasons. For starters, it’s the first member of its genus Tosanoides to be discovered outside the Pacific Ocean. Secondly this species was found at the fabled St. Paul’s…
Gulper Eel Observed in a Most Adorable State
The gulper eel is one of those classic deep sea fish we’ve seen illustrated in photographs and even kid’s books so many times, many of us could sketch out its appearance from memory. But as it turns out, the Gulper…
A few Beautiful Pseudoplesiops collare Collected in Sulawesi
Dottybacks are a diverse group of small tropical marine fish which include many popular species such as the colorful Pictichromis and personable Pseudochromis. While many of these dottybacks have a reputation for being quite pugnacious and aggressive, there are some smaller and…
Floating Plastic is the New Uber for Ocean-Crossing Marine Life
There’s a myriad of ways that marine life can traverse the expanse of the oceans, the most fascinating of these is a process called rafting. By growing on and attaching to floating debris such as logs or coconuts, reef corals…
Testing out the New Salinity Pen Plus from Poseidon
The Salinity Pen Plus from Poseidon is a new salinity measuring tool that makes it dead simple to take quick, digital measurements of the concentration of seawater. Salinity is unquestionably the most important parameter for successful reef and saltwater aquariums…
Captive Bred Clarion Angelfish Coming to LiveAquaria Tomorrow
The Clarion Angelfish is one of the most illustrious saltwater aquarium fish which is both striking in its appearance, and an absolute bulletproof species in aquariums. Clarion Angel (Holacanthus clarionensis) naturally occurs in the Eastern Central Pacific off the southern…