For a fish that gets as big as a football, it’s a mystery why the black angelfish, Chaetodontoplus niger is scarcely ever seen much larger than a juvenile fish in size and color. We know that large adult C. niger are…
ATI Sirius LED light is in development
The ATI Sirius LED light is a natural evolution of the ATI Powermodul LED + T5 hybrid light fixture which surfaced nearly two years ago. Not to be confused with the five year old Sfiligoi Sirius LED light, the new…
Red Sea Max C Series all in one aquarium gets a video rundown
The buzz around Red Sea’s new Max C Series is ever growing and although it hasn’t yet been let loose, the redesigned all-in-one plug-n-play aquarium from Red Sea promises to be one of the year’s hottest new releases. Like the…
Big Gripper Bucket gives the humble water pail a modern makeover
The Big Gripper Bucket is a perfect example of what great things can come when mundane, everyday objects are given a fresh new look. The humble water pail or water bucket, has been relatively unchanged in the last decade since…
Blue Hypnea algae is a macroalgae worth growing for its looks
Blue Hypnea is a new macroalgae from ORA which is interesting and colorful enough to be cultured in aquarium for its own sake. Not to be confused with more purple colored Ochtodes from the Caribbean, the blue Hypnea algae is an attractive algae which…
Stonogobiops family photo: where does S. nematodes end and S. xanthorinica begin?
Stonogobiops is a popular group of aquarium fish collectively known as rayed shrimp gobies. The genus Stonogobiops includes the dracula goby, S. dracula, barber pole goby, S. nematodes, the yellowface goby, S. xanthorhinica, and the ever popular white ray shrimp goby, S.…
Dolphins get high on pufferfish
We knew that dolphins, the hippies of the sea, couldn’t be trusted to be good citizens of the ocean. A recent BBC documentary used specially designed underwater cameras disguised as sea life to spy on pods of dolphins and what…
Jake and Mark talk about reefs over beers
Writing short and brief blog posts and occasionally articles about the state of the marine aquarium hobby, is both liberating and limiting. On the one hand we are not hamstrung to recount an entire story about a single topic, just…
Behold Serranus aliceae, the newly described cardinal basslet from Brazil
The newly described Serranus aliceae is a species of dwarf basslet from relatively deep waters of subtropical Brazilian reefs. First discovered living at 30m (100ft), the specimens collected for the description of this crimson red basslet were also collected at 70m…
HW42 controller interface is a novel twist for the small HydroWizard
The HydroWizard Small is just around the corner and for their third water pump release, Panta Rhei decided to go for a change up in the controller side of the pump. Upon release the HydroWizard Small will be officially referred…