The world’s smallest aquarium has no filter, no heater and definitely no vortechs, but it does have tiny fish and pieces of algae shaped into larger looking plants. At just over an inch/3cm long and holding just 10 ml of…
Colangia, Culicia and Astrangia are the latest new Azoox corals to come from West Africa
Colangia, Culicia and Astrangia are not exactly the corals you’d think of when someone mentions azoox corals. Like Arcohelia before them, the latest crop of Azoox corals from West Africa like the Red Colangia and yellow-orange Culicia will hopefully foster…
Hand feeding with New Era Aquaculture cold-extruded pellets
One of the coolest things about cold-extruded pellets from New Era Aquaculture is that they are soft enough to be pressed into larger chunks and even shapes. We’ve been pressing the pellets together into larger chunks to feed big mouthed…
Captive grown red goniopora balls from ORA are just for show
Red Goniopora balls are an unusual growth phenomenon which seems to be an artifact of captive growth conditions. ORA recently shared a story about how daughter colonies of red Goniopora, presumably G. stutchburyi, which started out as typical eraser size…
Blackspot pygmy angelfish video from B-Box Aquarium is probably the world’s first
Last week we brought you sensational never before seen new pictures of a live blackspot pygmy angelfish and this week B-Box Aquarium has the honors. After leaving Reef Solutions Vanuatu who originally collected the fish, B-Box Aquarium purchased this fish…
True Lumen Pro LED light from Current USA
True Lumen Pro LEDs are the new higher power LED striplights from Current USA. Following up on their initial True Lumen LED strips which are populated with Surface Mount Technology (SMT) LEDs, the TrueLumen Pro have a higher density of…
Centropyge nigriocella, amazing new pictures of the cryptic blackspot pygmy angelfish
Huge thanks to Reef Solutions Vanuatu for sharing the pictures of a very rare, cryptic pygmy angelfish The blackspot pygmy angelfish, Centropyge nigrocella, is a fish so cryptic and rare that it is not even discussed among rare fish fanciers.…
Reef Dart target feeding kits for phyto and for mysis
The Reef Dart from Crystal Clear Aquatics is an interesting target feeding kit which the first of its kind that isn’t just a glorified turkey baster. We’re looking at you you Kent Marine Sea Squirt and Rio Coral Feeders. What…
High technology being used to tease out the details of coral biology
If you’ve ever wondered how a coral works, how it really works in terms that are analogous to a machine, it all boils down to respiration and photosynthesis. Both R & P can be evaluated by measuring oxygen levels, but…