The joculator angelfish, Centropyge joculator, is one of the rarest pygmy angelfish in the aquarium trade which is actually available, albeit ever so infrequently. It’s been quite a while since some fresh joculators entered the trade and a fresh batch…
Julian’s Thing introduced with a cheeky ad by Two Little Fishies
Julian’s Thing is a new product from Two Little Fishies that was introduced via a cheeky advertisement in CORAL magazine. The ad doesn’t actually have a picture of Julian’s thing, but it uses suggestive language to get your attention. The…
The extremely rare Flathead Perch will be offered for sale today by LiveAquaria
LiveAquaria has been teasing with promise of offering one of the rarest reef basslets ever documented in the aquarium hobby, the flathead perch, Rainfordia opercularis. Our first encounter with the flathead perch began with a specimen that was acquired by…
A set of Reef Fish notecards can be yours for only $8
Not long after we posted the first images of a live Sacura speciosa, Nate Wilson became inspired to paint up a watercolor of this highly photogenic fish. A few pieces later and Mr. Wilson was sitting on a beautiful set…
One-on-one with the special edition Profi Line doser from Coral-Shop
The Coral-Shop Digital Dosing System ProfiTower is the rare kind of product which has been thoroughly engineered for maximum performance in a small package while looking practically like a piece of art. We first wrote about the DiDoSy ProfiTower from…
Blue Harbor lands a sweet blue and gold soapfish, Aulacocephalus temminckii
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOoNKN2gfvI[/youtube] Most of the rare fish that the hobby fawns over are kind of wussy fish – pygmy angelfish, fairy wrasses, nano gobies and butterflyfish – even their names sound soft. So it is with great pleasure to…
ORA Red Planet table acro has grown a long way in five years
Without question, the ORA Red Planet table acro is one of the most widespread and popular strains of table Acropora that has ever been released by ORA, or anyone else for that matter. Seems like just yesterday we were ogling…
MACNA 2011 scores the one and only Dr. Jean Jaubert as a speaker, creator of the jaubert method
You cannot imagine the little conniption we had when we spotted Jean Jaubert featured on the MACNA 2011 speaker roster. Dr. Jean Jaubert is one of the most influential aquarists in the history of reef building. Not only did Dr.…
Elkhorn coral video shows what the ‘palmata zone’ used to look like
Oh Acropora palmata, the iconic elkhorn coral, how we love to gaze on thee! Once widespread and ecologically paramount in the Caribbean Sea, the elkhorn coral used to be so abundant that there were reef zones named after it. Nowadays…
Luxim STA 75 is a 450 watt plasma light designed to replace about 750 watts of HID
The Lifi STA 75 is the new name of the larger light emitting plasma device from Luxim, formerly named the STA 60. The Lifi STA 75 draws up to 450 watts yet puts out 45,000 lumens or about as much…