The just-announced Cree XLamp MK-R is an all new product that has some impressive specs behind it, one of which being a maximum output of 1769lm @ 85C. Cree just can’t seem to take a break. With the various updates to their…
Sustainable Aquatics captive-bred Marine Bettas and stippled Clingfish trickling out to fish stores now
The marine betta is one of those classic marine aquarium fish that was once the bee’s knees, the pride of a fish keeper’s saltwater aquarium. With changing tastes and a whole new zoo of marine fish now available in the…
Radion XR30w Pro set to start shipping very soon at a lower price
We’ve recently uncovered some telling information that suggests EcoTech Marine is aiming to release the highly anticipated Radion XR30w Pro early. The Radion XR30w Pro was first announced right before MACNA, where it was first shown off, and despite being unavailable has been…
CherryAqua-iNANO LED breaks new ground of the clip-on LED aquarium light
The CherryAqua iNano LED is a new light from Cherry Lumi, an established manufacturer of aquarium LED lighting which so far has only enjoyed Asian distribution. The iNano LED is two clusters of Cree LEDs with a total power of…
Blue Harbor’s baby Rainfordia is irresistibly adorable
For the longest time the flathead perch, Rainfordia opercularis, existed firmly in the realm of “book fish”, a species that we know exists but which we believed we’d never see outside the pages of a book. Then in 2011 came a…
Orca Nitra-Guard BioCubes available to North America now from Polyplab
The Nitrate-reducing Nitra-Guard BioCubes have enjoyed growing use in South Africa and now American aquarists will soon be able to get some locally. The Reef-roids and medic manufacturer, Polyplab, have secure a new distribution deal with the south African based company…
ORA captive bred Randall’s Assessor coming soon
Randall’s Assessor has only been available in the U.S. in limited numbers and sporadic shipments for what seems like barely a year but ORA is already on the ball with another first. Since they already held the title for first…
Kevin Kohen is elevating reef aquarium fish photography to an art form
Kevin Kohen, MASNA Hobbyist of the Year, Mr. LiveAquaria himself is a proficient livestock manager as well as a rare fish afficionado. Of the many ways that Kevin enjoys reef fish and shares that passion with all of us is…
New EvoLED adds a little bit of color to the same affordable reef light
The use of a diversity of LED colors is not limited to the high tech reef aquarium lights but it’s very easy to get wrong. The EvoLED was already a pretty mature and capable LED reef light last year when…
Halichoeres socialis: did you know this small wrasse is critically endangered?
There’s a teeny tiny little wrasse living in the Gulf of Mexico called Halichoeres socialis which is all but unknown in the aquarium world, and it may not last long of this world at all. Living over a tiny 10 square…