Pavona is a popular aquarium coral but one species, Pavona clavus, has been growing some truly awesome colonies both in their size and their age. A particularly huge colony documented in 2014 from the Great Barrier Reef is 19 meters…
Pseudochromis stellatus, a new species of dottyback from Raja Ampat
Pseudochromis stellatus is the newest species of dottyback to be added to the roster of reef fish from Indonesia. This new Pseudochromis was collected from Batanta and Batu Hitam in the northern Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua Province, Indonesia at…
How To Set Up A Simple & Effective Quarantine Tank
I must really like quarantine tanks because it seems like I’ve set up more of them than actual fish tanks over the years. There’s something about knowing you have the perfect environment to do whatever is necessary to acclimate a fish…
Catch It Early! PolypLab Launches Marine Ich Awareness Campaign
Marine Ich is undeniably one of the most deadly marine aquarium diseases our tropical saltwater fish have to face in captivity. It’s a big deal not because it’s particularly lethal, but because there’s simply so much misinformation about this ubiquitous…
Black Storm Clownfish Now Shipping From Sea & Reef Aquaculture
It’s finally happening! After more than two years since its introduction Sea & Reef Aquaculture is ready to ship their sensational Black Storm Clownfish. Also known as ‘Super DaVinci’ and for a short minute the ‘Juggalo’ clownfish, Sea & Reef…
This Has To Be The Smallest Possible Frogfish
We’ve seen some small frogfish over the years and any specimen that is described in pinky-nail units is a tiny fish indeed. What makes seeing such small frogfish so surprising is knowing how large they get, but we think we’ve…
Point Your Lights Exactly Where You Want With Aquarium LED Mounts
From the early days of LED lights, and especially LED spotlights, we’ve been an avid proponent of angling light fixtures to get maximum effect. Finally a new company called Aquarium LED Mounts has a range of accessories to give your…
The Black Phantom Is One Of The Rarest Angelfish In The Hobby
The black phantom angelfish is an unusual ‘species’ of angelfish from the northern Philippines which is by far much rarer than may of the holy grails we seek out in the saltwater aquarium hobby. Its body is the deepest shade…
CoralReefMKT Officially Launches Comprehensive Aquariums Buy & Sell App
In 2017 there are classifieds and listings for selling aquarium livestock and gear just about everywhere you look – on local forums, craigslist, facebook and many more. So when we heard that a new application was being launched for mobile…
ClariSea Gen 2 Is Aiming To Be The Breakthrough Filter Roll
The ClariSea is perhaps the first aquarium roll filter to release a second generation version for the aquarium hobby. The ClariSea Gen 2 is unique in that it is designed to have a very small footprint while not sacrificing water…