Many mobile inverts like crabs, shrimp, and snails can make great clean-up-crew, while others can eat corals and even fish. Here are five mobile invertebrates to leave out of your reef aquarium. Blue Starfish The Blue starfish, Linckia laevigata, is…
Trimma nubarum is a New Species of Pygmygoby from the Red Sea
A new species of Trimma goby has been described from the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea. Named the Rift Pygmygoby, Trimma nubarum was formerly identified as Trimma taylori, only closer inspection by Winterbottom, Bogorodsky, and Alpermann revealed that…
M-Rack offers Aquarium Accessories with a Universal Magnet Mount
ITC Reef Culture – the people who brought us PARwise and Reef Delete have been busy designing and building their take on magnet-mounted frag racks and other useful reef aquarium accessories. Called M-Rack, the new approach to mounting accessories is…
Is the Okinawa Chromis the Rarest Most Expensive Damselfish in the World?
High-end marine fish retailer Unique Fins has informed Reef Builders that it has imported (and sold,) a super rare Okinawa Chromis, Chromis okamurai, From Japan. Chromis okamurai was previously only known from a single specimen dredged in 1979 from the…
Interzoo 2024 Pet Trade Fair will be the Biggest-Ever
Encouraging news is coming out of Germany as Interzoo, the world’s biggest pet and aquatic trade show, has confirmed record exhibitor bookings for the biennial event in May 2024. Interzoo has had a rocky few years because of the global…
Reef Factory Launch Dosing Pumps for Top-Off and Calcium Reactors
Reef Factory continues its rapid product roll-out with the launch of two new pumps – Dosing Pump ATO, and Dosing Pump CR. As the name suggests, Dosing Pump ATO is a complete Auto Top-Off device, comprising liquid level sensors to…
FAQs on Coral Sand
Coral sand is one of the first materials that new saltwater aquarium owners add to their tanks. Here we answer your most frequently asked questions on this popular reef aquarium substrate. Do I need to wash coral sand? If the…
Dice Pico 2 AIO is Maxspect’s Mini Bundle of Freshwater Fun
Equipment innovator Maxspect continues on its aquarium journey with the launch of a new little lifestyle aquarium called the Dice Pico 2 AIO. First impressions are that it is compact and cuboid in shape, but all other similarities with the…
Mariner is Eshopps’ new Glass Aquarium, Cabinet, and Acrylic Sump Combination
Acrylic manufacturer Eshopps has entered the reef-ready glass aquarium market with the launch of the new Mariner range. At first sight, Mariner appears to tick many of the other popular aquarium’s boxes, including a low-iron, rimless, braceless tank with a…
GNC BLURAY INC will bring GNC LED Aquarium Lights to American Market
GNC Italia, manufacturers of the BLURAY and Bridge LED aquarium light fixtures, has announced that it has formed a sister company called GNC BLURAY INC to bring the Italian-made lights to the USA. Collaborations are at the heart of GNC…