Terelabrus flavocephalus is the newest species of hogfish to be described and added to the growing family of the ever popular marine wrasses. This third species of candy hogfish has been known from the Indian Ocean, Maldives to be precise,…
First look at the huge 440 LED Dense Matrix Array for the Kessil A2000
The Kessil A2000 really took us by surprise when it was first shown off at the Regional Aquarium Workshop earlier this year. It’s not that Kessil made a bigger light which took us off guard, but that they made one so…
Sueviota bryozophyla is a new goby from Indonesia that loves bryozoans
Sueviota bryozophyla is a new species of dwarf goby with a peculiar proclivity for bryozoans. The ghostly white Sueviota bryozophyla is distinguished from the multitudes of new Eviota species for among other things, having very pronounced and elongated nasal tubes.…
GHL Magnetic Stirrer unlocks even more potential of the Doser 2
Magnetic stirrer bars are a new accessory from GHL which work directly in tandem with the company’s highly versatile Doser 2 peristaltic dosing system. The Magnetic Stirrer plugs directly into the back of the GHL Doser 2, corresponding with each of…
ZooMed introduces Can O Cyclops food for corals and small fish
Can O’ Cyclops is a new canned food from ZooMed which is packed with juicy small copepods. The Cyclops are a genus of freshwater copepods which range in size from 500 to 1000 microns (0.5 to 1mm) in size and are…
Skilter hybrid protein skimmer & power filter is coming back!
The Skilter combination power filter and protein skimmer is a fabled aquarium object that is sure to pull on the heartstrings of the old salts still reefing today. Despite being introduced nearly 20 years ago, the Skilter has never really…
Spotted Multibar Angelfish channels its inner Snow Leopard
A spotted multibar angelfish has been collected which could be one of the most sensational aberrant angelfish we’ve ever seen. Besides the very rare hybrid multibar angelfish specimen, this species is very consistent in its pattern, but we could never…
Magnetic Diffusers for the Kessil AP700 revealed by Kessil at Reefapalooza
The Kessil Magnetic Lenses we saw at Reefapalooa Orlando turned out not to be lenses at all, but rather a nifty add-on magnetic diffuser. These ‘Diffusion Opticals’ as Kessil calls them are made of a translucent glass encased in a soft…
New Zoanthid Species Recruited to Fight Cancer
New species of zoanthids aren’t described all that often, but it turns out that we should be paying more attention to this understudied group of reef animals. One of the four new zoanthid species described from southern Florida, a Palythoa species, has…
Magnetic lenses and travel kits among new accessories from Kessil
Today Kessil is announcing a very unique pair of accessories for their LED lighting products, in the form of a couple of different travel kits. We’re more often reporting on accessories for LED lights like mounting arms for keeping these…