About six months ago some comments held our feet to the fire when we called Evan Tsang’s (bonbon) brand new reef tank a “Masterpiece in the Making“. Then two months ago we revisited Bon’s Lagoon with a video of the…
Picasso Clarkii Clownfish video
When we first heard that Picasso clarkii were coming from Bali Aquarich, our initial thought was that these Amphiprion clarkii were only slightly picasso-barred. But once we saw the Picasso clarkii clownfish at House of Fins it was clear that…
Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new dottyback species from Ambon and Sulawesi
Pseudochromis erdmanni is a new species of dottyback from Indonesia which has just been described by Jack Randall. The specimens used in the description of P. erdmanni were collected from Ambon and the Rajah Ampat Islands of Indonesia but is…
Accidental clownfish hybrids abound at ORA
Hybrid clownfish mostly take a backseat to clownfish varieties in the marine aquarium captive breeding world but wild clownfish crosses like Thielli clownfish and white-cap clownfish are always in high demand. We tend to think of wild clownfish crosses as…
Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center is the new name of Atlantis Marine World
The iconic Atlantis Marine World of Long Island, NY is reinventing itself with the launch of a new hotel as the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center. After ten years of operating as the Atlantis we all know and love…
Garibaldi lemonpeel angelfish and Flavocoronatus butterflyfish hybrid headlining Father’s Day sale at Greenwich Aquaria
If a Garibaldi and a lemonpeel had a lovechild we imagine it would look a lot like the beautiful specimen at right. This stunning Centropyge flavissima was captured in the Marshall Islands and it features a strong orange body coloration…
Video walkthrough of the Profiline digital dosing system from Coral-Shop
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”425″]http://vimeo.com/25193138[/vimeo] The Profiline digital dosing system from Coral-Shop is one of the most aesthetically designed and thoughtfully engineered aquarium products to come out in quite a long time. With the popularity of dosing two part solutions, balling and…
Crosshatch basslet, Serranus luciopercanus gets a much needed photo and video update
The Caribbean is filled with tons of cool little basslets which are mostly limited to deeper waters, especially in the Serranus genus. The Snow Basslet and Tattler’s basslet have both already had their turn in the spotlight but this new…
Johnlen Micom Liquid Feeder is a dynamic dosing pump
The Micom Liquid Doser was originally built by Johnlen, makers of the Thermoelectric Chiller and the LED Heater, yet we originally covered the pump as relabeled by the Aquahouse doser. We got a look at a reworked version of the…
Sneak peek at the prototype Calcium Checker from Hanna
The Calcium Checker from Hanna could be the easy-to-use colorimeter for calcium testing that reef aquarists and LFS employees have always dreamed of. For those reef aquarium water testers who are either color blind or lack sensitivity between blue and…