We all know that migrating birds and particularly pigeons have a keen sense of direction imparted onto them by a magnetic sense, and now new research has discovered similar super-nav powers in fish. Like the homing pigeons of the sea, the homing abilities…
Discordipinna filamentosa is an incredible new species of nano goby
Discordipinna filamentosa was formally described by I-Shiung Chen et al in the journal Zootaxa from specimens collected in the deepwaters of Kumejima, Ryukyu Islands Japan. Formerly known as Discordipinna sp.1, the beautiful Discordipinna filamentosa is only the second member of the genus joining…
Aquarium coral diseases get chronicled and detailed in dedicated website
Coral diseases can be a PITA in the wild and in aquariums, and the first step n getting an ailing coral situation under control is properly diagnosing the problem. Some coral books include a small section on different coral diseases but since…
Sandalolitha boucheti, a new species of Fungiid stony coral from Vanuatu and Sabah Malaysia
Sandalolitha boucheti is a new species of Fungiid stony coral that demonstrates the need for more basic coral species research and surveying. Seems like every week we have new species of reef fish being described but it’s much less often…
First crop of Lightning Maroon clownfish offspring get a closer inspection
Theres definitely something different about some of the tiny little babies in Matt Pedersen’s first clutch of Lightning Maroon clownfish, worthy enough of more macro photos and a video. With this new round of close-ups, you can definitely see more…
Ecoxotic posts 120 watt LED Cannon webpage with official specs and pricing
Ecoxotic has been selling the 120 watt LED Cannon to public aquariums and institutions so fast that it’s taken them all this time to begin to approach the aquarium hobby. The 120 watt Ecoxotic LED Cannon is a lighter, brighter…
Lightning maroon offspring already show promising banding in the first generation
Lightning maroon clownfish have spawned, hatched, and already the first little bits of banding in the F1 generation show super promising aberrations of banding which will have the clownfish breeders very excited. Even though the maroon lighting maroon clownfish was…
Panorama Marine and Actinic LED strips make short work of adding LEDs to longer tanks
The Panorama Marine LED and Panorama Actinic LED are two new fixtures from Ecoxotic which take the very popular Panorama Pro striplights (now simply known as Panorama) and extends them to accomodate longer tank lengths. Whereas the previous 18″ Panorama…
Waveline DC 5,000 and RLSS Skimmer reviewed: Even better when they’re together
Normally when I agree to do a product review, I proceed with a new additive or device very cautiously, running or testing products for just long enough to get a feel for how it performs over a medium amount of…
Lotilia klausewitzi : it’s no longer L. graciliosa if it comes from the West Pacific
Lotilia klausewitzi is the name of a new species of nano goby from the West Pacific Ocean that was just described and differentiated from Lotilia graciliosa which is now officially recognized as coming only from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. In…