Once upon a time, the goldenback triggerfish was the holy grail of this special group of marine fishes, but that title has been usurped by another, more illustrious species, the linespot triggerfish. Xanthichthys lineopuntatus was once only a ‘book fish’ but…
Neptune Systems Auto Top Off Kit Now Available
The new Auto Top Off Kit from Neptune Systems has to be one of the most comprehensive evaporation countermeasures ever devised for the aquarium hobby. There’s been a ton of different auto top off solutions offered to the aquarium hobby in…
New Damselfish Species Cares For Offspring Like A Cichlid!
Altrichthys alelia is a newly described species of damselfish from the Philippines with a curious behavior that is more like freshwater fish than one living on a reef. You could be forgiven for mistaking Alelia’s damselfish for a weird-shaped green…
What’s Really Going On With The Great Barrier Reef?!?
The Great Barrier Reef is not completely dead, but there’s definitely a pretty grim forecast for its future. As you know, coral bleaching is killing off corals at an alarming rate, but up until recently there was some hope that…
Klir Filter Is A New Adjustable Auto Filter Roll
The Klir Filter is a new design for an automatic filter roll (AFR) that aims to bring this technology to more people’s aquariums, and for a lower price. The concept of automatic filter rolls is an amazing invention – having crystal…
ProClear’s Complete Reef Systems Set New Benchmark Of Quality & Value
ProClear Aquatic Systems is not a company we usually associate with upscale aquarium design but they are quickly changing that with their new line of tanks. The CAG complete aquarium systems are a very straightforward package of tank, stand and sump…
Flower Anemones & St Thomas Shrooms From Belize Will Blow Your Mind!
Belize is well known in the Caribbean Sea as a concentration of biodiversity to divers, but now it’s finally going to be on the map in the aquarium world as well. Recent imports of flower anemones and St. Thomas shrooms from…
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus, the Holy Grail Flasher Wrasse Being Collected in Madagascar
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus, the half-banded flasher wrasse is a very elusive species that has been all but absent in the aquarium hobby. Hailing only from Madagascar and a few locations in South Africa, this species has turned out to be the…
Top 5 HOTTEST Corals of Reefapalooza Orlando (VIDEO)
Reefapalooza Orlando might be fading from memory but the corals we saw there have left us with a lasting impact. The American reef scene’s long history of high energy reef aquarium and coral frag shows has developed into a very…
Five Ways To Go Beyond The Basics Of Aquarium Lighting
I can clearly remember a time when understanding light on our aquariums was more like trying to wrap your head around alchemy than actual science. We discussed light in number of tubes, watts per gallons, and trichromatic, actinic and daylight…