If you’ve been wondering where all the big, vivid yellow tangs have gone the answer is that they’re still in the wild, most of us simply can’t get them since Hawaii shut down collection and exports from their waters. But…
The ‘Cleanest’ Flavocoronatus Butterflyfish Appears at SDC-ERI
The gold crown butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavocoronatus, is one of the rarest species of butterflyfish that we’ve been writing about since 2009, but had never seen for ourselves until last week. Closely related to the tinker’s butterflyfish from Hawaii, the declivis butterflyfish…
Why Do Urchins Like to ‘Wear’ Corals and Rubble as a Hat?
Owners of some short spined species of urchins such as tuxedos and pincushions may have noticed their spiky echinoderms occasionally sporting an assortment of rubble or coral. We often admired this remarkable phenomenon which looks quite interesting, but as we’ve…
The Frankentank – Building One Large Tank from Two Smaller Ones
You may have heard of pet rescues and shelters, usually for our furry pets like cats and dogs but there is a growing number of places around the country that specialize in rescuing overgrown and very large monster aquarium fish.…
Baby Dr. Seuss is the Cutest Soapfish We’ve Ever Seen
The Dr. Seuss soapfish, Belonoperca pylei, is one of the most mysterious rare reef fish in the saltwater aquarium hobby and it has one of the coolest names to boot. We’ve shared many stories of this fascinating denizen of the twilight…
This Challenging Aquascape Turned out Awesome!
Earlier this year in February we attempted to share with you what was supposed to be a simple video about how to move a reef tank. This 15 year old acrylic aquarium setup really sparked our imagination with its older fish,…
Holiest Grail Torch Coral Coming to ReefStock Australia
The Holiest Grail Torch Coral is one of the most sensational strains of Euphyllia glabrescens collected in Australia by Corals Down Under. The ‘Holy Grail’ torch coral name has been so over used as a marketing term to describe any…
Metalhead Echinopora Grows like Devil Horns
The ‘MetalHead Echinopora‘ is certainly not going to win any beauty awards and it’s a decidedly grey coral but what it lacks in fluorescence is more than made up for by a very unique branching pattern. In a reef tank…
This Reef Tank by Kon is Practically Flawless [Video]
With such a big part of the reef aquarium hobby having become totally fixated on simply collecting coral frags instead of growing them into big beautiful colonies, it’s become quite challenging to discover reef tanks that really look like a…
Reef Delight Modular UltraBARs Dropping Next Month
The Reef Delight NicoBAR kicked off a new wave of reef aquarium LED striplighting and they’re doubling down on the form factor with a new line called the UltraBAR. Designed to be modular the UltraBAR is only available in multiples…