The whiteline toadfish, Sanopus greenfieldorum, is an outstanding Caribbean species in an otherwise drab and mostly overlooked group of fishes. Toadfish are lethargic, spending a lot of time sitting under rocks and waiting for prey they can ambush, hence the…
Panorama Pro fixture gets really real with official word from Ecoxotic
The Panorama Pro Fixture from Ecoxotic is a new LED aquarium light that is sure to please a very diverse crowd of coral lighting needs. In contrast to the rigid fixture design we’ve seen from almost all the major…
Gramma dejongi Hybrid is spotted at B-Box Aquarium in Japan
We knew that a Gramma dejongi hybrid with Gramma loreto was bound to turn up sometime and heer you have it, a perfect blend of both Dejong’s gramma and the royal gramma. What we find most surprising about the Gramma dejongi…
This amazing colony from Extreme Corals is what Symphyllia wilsoni is all about
Symphyllia wilsoni may be getting imported in larger numbers these days but that doesn’t mean that there still aren’t some colonies that can knock your socks off. This absolutely stunning colony of Symphyllia wilsoni from Extreme Corals DE is one of…
Review: Blue Life filter socks are stitched up good and tight
You may find it odd that we would review filter socks but efficient mechanical filtration is still one of the best and easiest ways to clear your water and export nutrients. Filter socks have been around for a long looooong time but…
Flathead perch video shows why Rainfordia opercularis is awesome
There are some fish that are really photogenic and look lackluster in real life, and other species that look unremarkable in images but really grab your attention in the flesh; the flathead perch falls squarely in the latter category, with…
Steve Robinson sentenced to 45 days and fined $2000 for smuggling Clipperton angelfish
When is a Clipperton angelfish not a Holacanthus limbaughi? When Steve Robinson tried to import them into the US under the name of “Blue Passer” angelfish Holacanthus sp. Over two years after the veteran aquarium fish collector was caught trying…
Love thy local fish store, Vargas in Omaha and a big sale at Greenwich Aquaria
Lots of great things happening in the retail aquarium space this weekend. The aquarium hobby could use some more editorial reflection on the state of affairs in our awesome hobby and to this end PFK’s Nathan Hill has written a…
Red Sea MAX S 500 line of aquariums gets a thorough video walkthrough
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIX5UjITQ3k[/youtube] Red Sea has been teasing their MAX S line of large, all-in-one marine aquariums ever since we first saw them at InterZoo 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany. As much as we’ve tried to describe the lovely Red Sea…
True Efflatournaria appears in the Diver’s Den, looks more like Xenia than Cespitularia
Finally, true Efflatournariahas appeared in the aquarium trade, as a maricultured coral in the Diver’s Den no less. Efflatournaria is a genus of soft corals whose name has been misapplied to various corals in the trade in recent years. Xenia, Hetroxenia and Cespitularia have…