Recent discoveries of illegal, non-native marine aquarium species spreading on Hawai‘i’s reefs have led to a new campaign to remind people, “Don’t Let it Loose.” The campaign aims to prevent the importation and possession of illegal and harmful marine aquarium…
Signature Frags’ Split Personality Spliced Acro May Have Been Born Out of Stress!
Reef Builders is no stranger to spliced Acropora, but this one came out of British coral farm Signature Frags, and Christian, the owner has an interesting theory about how the splice coloration may have developed: “So the piece, was an…
Coral Freaks 2 was a Different Kind of Reefing Event
I’ve just returned from a reef meet that shouldn’t have worked. Because instead of being set up like a coral show with vendors, sponsors, and speakers, it was set up like a chat show for all things saltwater. No corals,…
David Saxby Wins Coral Freaks Aquarist Of The Year and Lifetime Aquarist Award, 2024
Reefing veteran David Saxby received not one but two prestigious awards at the Coral Freaks event in England at the weekend. Coral Freaks creator Paul Hughes of Advanced Aquarium Consultancy was keen to introduce an awards show for outstanding British…
Algae Reactors Return to TMC, with Reef Bio-Gro 2.0
Tropical Marine Centre has released a new follow-up range of algae reactors called Reef Bio-Gro 2.0. Following on from the popular Reef Bio-Gro, Bio-Gro 2.0 comes in two sizes and incorporates a double-sided AquaRay LED strip light populated with Samsung…
Aqua Medic’s Ocean Clear Roller Filter Looks Well Thought out and Amazing Value
Aqua Medic has launched its own unique aquarium roller filter called the Ocean Clear. Aimed at mechanically filtering sump-based systems up to 850 liters, the single-size fleece filter uses a conventional 40m long x 100mm wide fleece, a float switch,…
RVS finds Genicanthus melanospilos x semifasciatus hybrid
RVS Fishworld INC has shown off a male angelfish that appears to be a hybrid between the Japanese swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos, and the Mask swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus semifasciatus. Keen to know more, we spoke to Barnett Shutmann at RVS, who…
Craggs and Co breed The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa
A threatened species of Sea Fan has been bred in captivity by the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London, England. The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa, is native to western Ireland, southwest Britain, West Africa, and the Meditteranean, but is…
Latest Study Shows Selective Breeding Can Increase Coral Heat Tolerance in a Single Generation
Experts at Newcastle University’s Coralassist Lab have published a study that documents the world’s first effort to selectively breed adult corals for enhanced heat tolerance. This could give them the ability to survive intense marine heat waves. The breeding effort…
Sodwana Pygmy Pipehorse is First New Cylix species from African Continent
A new species of Pygmy Pipehorse has been described from KwaZulu-Natal, on the eastern coast of South Africa. Cylix nkosi is only the second species in the genus Cylix, with the formerly monotypic type species Cylix tupareomanaia hailing from Aotearoa,…