Tomiyamichthys eyreae is a brand new species of shrimp-goby again from the hot bed of biodiversity that is the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia. This slender, ground dwelling gobiid is related to the recently described Tomiyamichthys emilyae which…
Giant Clams in the Aquarium, a New Book by James Fatheree
There’s a lot going on in the realm of our favorite reef bivalves, from the newly arrived Red Sea cultured clams, to the revision of Indian Ocean species, and now we even have a new book. Giant Clams in the…
Cirrhilabrus briangreenei, an Old Aquarium Fish is a New Species of Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus briangreenei is a long overdue description for a fish that has been known in the marine aquarium hobby as the black spot pyle wrasse since at least 2008, see video below. The official description proposes the name Latigo fairy wrasse…
The Rise and Fall of Vertex Aquaristik
There was a time in the early 2010s when Vertex Aquaristik had an outsize influence on the reef aquarium hobby – their skimmers, reactors and a growing catalog of other reef aquarium goods were the brand to have. Fast forward to…
Caribbean Corals Find Refuge at a Colorado Invertebrate Zoo
Since about 2014 a generically named ’tissue loss disease’ has been killing off Caribbean corals with alarming speed along the reef tract that hugs the east Florida coastline. The disease is so deadly that in an effort to safeguard the…
First Cultured Red Sea Clams Splashdown at ACI
Red Sea clams include some varieties and color patterns of Tridacna maxima that are at once familiar, but have been unavailable to the aquarium hobby for over two decades. Not only are there some interesting forms of the well known…
Eshopps Prodigy Overflow is One Complete Plumbing Kit
The Prodigy overflow box is a new water transportation device from Eshopps that aims to its job with the smallest possible footprint and profile. Coming in two sizes, the Eshopps Prodigy overflow box can handle up to 700 gallons per…
Heteroconger guttatus, a New Garden Eel Species from the Bird’s Head Peninsula
Heteroconger guttatus is a new species of garden eel just described from the Bird’s Head Peninsula region of West Papua. There are 35 species of garden eels belonging to two different genera, Heteroconger and Gorgasia with most occurring in the…
Seabones V2 is a Wet-Dry Inspired Calcium Reactor by Avast
Avast has well-deserved reputation for thinking outside the glass box and the new version of their Seabones calcium reactor is a very prime example of this originality. It’s been almost eight years since the original Avast Marine Seabones was introduced…
Radion G5 Blue First Unboxing and Hands-On
The Radion Gen 5 was officially announced hardly more than a day ago but we’re already well into our first date with this exciting light. Better yet, the first of the fifth generation Radions that we got our hands on…