Goniopower is a new coral food from Two Little Fishes, developed by flowerpot-coral artist Justin Credabel. Goniopora corals have always been somewhat of a challenge to keep in an aquarium over the long term, and recent consensus seems to agree that these…
30 dolphins beached and rescued in three minutes at a Brazilian beach
We normally wouldn’t share stories about dolphins, manatees, sea turtles or mermaids but this amazing video tells an incredible story. In the short span of three and a half minutes, about 30 dolphins nearly strand themselves Arraial do Cabo in…
Aquarium Fish International shutting down, closing its pages
Aquarium Fish International, formerly known as Aquarium Fish Magazine or AFM for short is slated to run its last issue of what was once the leading publication on all things aquarium in the United States. As a youngun’ just getting his…
Panda Banggai cardinalfish revealed in first ever video appearance
The Panda Banggai cardinalfish is the first domestically produced captive strain of the iconic reef aquarium fish, Pterapogon kauderni. We got our first look at the half-black Panda Banggai at the Tropical Marine Centre booth at InterZoo 2012 where TMC…
Deltec MCX300 protein skimmer introduces novel inside out waste cup design
The Detlec MCX300 protein skimmer has a tiny footprint to run inside small sumps, and an entry level price point so it can stay inside modest budgets. For just 119€ ($145) the Deltec MCX300 comes with an MCE 300 needle…
2nd annual Caribbean reef aquarium conference goes down in Puerto Rico
Of all the places that we hold conferences around the United States, none of the east coast, west coast or midwest destinations have any kind of indigenous tropical corals – except for Florida most of U.S. is grassland, desert, marshes,…
Histiophryne pogonius frogfish has a face only a marine aquarist could love
Histiophryne pogonius is a newly described species of anglerfish which is expertly camouflaged for habitats of coralline algae and sponge. Related to the sensational psychedelic frogfish, Histiophryne psychadelica, the new Histiophryne pogonius is especially lumpy in form, even for a frogfish,…
Elos Pro Skimmer SPS coral food
Elos Pro Skimmer is a new SPS coral food which comes in a liquid form applied with an eyedropper. Pro Skimmer was developed by Elos to “provide an immediate source of energy for cellular respiration as well an important energy…
Captive bred annularis angelfish from Bali Aquarich are real and they’re already here
The captive bred annularis angelfish that were teased by Bali Aquarich back in May have already arrived in America and in decent numbers too. Marinelife dealers in L.A. let us know that Pacific Aqua Farms (PAF) got in some real…
Tridacna costata pics shows what makes this clam unique (From the Archives)
This story about Tridacna costata was originally published over three years ago. Almost nothing more has come to our attention regarding the little known Tridacna costata from the Red Sea, so here’s a refresher You know, when the first reports surfaced of…