Liopropoma randalli is a new species of deepwater Liopropoma basslet that is the latest known from the Indian Ocean. Unlike many species which are first described from one collection area, Liopropoma randalli is already known from Kochi India to Lombok Indonesia giving it a…
The Lima Shrimp is a tiny monster crustacean made to live in flame scallops
The Lima Shrimp or Lima Boxer Shrimp, Microprosthema semilaeve, is a very poorly known marine crustacean from the Caribbean. Lima shrimp are tiny too, growing to have a body length of only half an inch long, with enlarged primary claws that make them look…
Sixbar angelfish at the Nancy Aquarium in France is over forty years old!!!
The sixbar angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus, is one of the lesser known species of large angelfish although it is a very common species where it is exported from the Philippines. What the sixbar angelfish might lack in ostentatious coloration it makes up with undemanding…
The Texas Nexus law could have serious consequences for MACNA 2012 vendors & exhibitors
Attention MACNA 2012 vendors and exhibitors. It has come to our attention that there is a Texas law which may have serious implications for current, previous and future retailers of any goods within the republic state of Texas. According to…
NeoTherm heater from Cobalt Aquatics – the best aquarium heater available now
The new NeoTherm heater coming to North America from Cobalt Aquatics may actually be the best aquarium heater that has ever been available to hobbyists. On paper the NeoTherm has a spec sheet that puts it in a completely different…
Pipeless skimmer from CAD Lights makes for the tiniest footprint
The Pipeless protein skimmer from CAD Lights is a new design which significantly reduces the needed footprint inside a sump. When CAD Lights first told us of their pipeless protein skimmer, we had trouble imagining a protein skimmer with no…
Join us in Omaha this weekend for Nebraska Aquatic Supply’s one year anniversary
Nebraska Aquatic Supply may seem like an unassuming place but let us tell you, the owner Jim Gryczanowski is connected with aquarium movers and shakers like you wouldn’t believe. To that end Nebraska Aquatic Supply is celebrating its first anniversary…
Aqua Illumination announces shipping date for the AI Vega
The AI Vega finally has a promised ship date to distributors of AquaIllumination LED products. In a very recent facebook update Aqua Illumination announced that the AI Vega will begin shipping to US distributors on or before August 31st, meaning…
DIDOSY Stirrex doses, stirs and chills food for the ultimate reef aquarium and baby fish doser
The Stirrex from Digital Dosing Systems (DIDOSY) is a new dosing device for aquariums unlike anything we have seen before. The Stirrex handles automatic dosing, with built in stirring functions to keep particles in suspension and also with cooling built…
Moyer’s dragonet is a brilliant and little known species of red scooter blenny
Synchiropus moyeri is a nearly unknown species of colorful dragonet from the Western Pacific which is much rarer than the common aquarium fish the red scooter blenny, Synchiropus stellatus. Although moyer’s dragonet and the red scooter blenny look very much…