New research has generated the first global estimate of the number of fish and invertebrates within the Marine Aquarium Trade (MAT), as a way to incentivize industry sustainability and coral reef conservation. According to a new paper published in Science…
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Make Reef Builders Merch the Perfect Gift this Christmas
Are you stuck for Christmas Present ideas this year? Reef Builders’ official merchandise makes the perfect gift for all obsessive reefers who want to show they love corals loud and proud or that they belong to the exclusive Reef Builders…
Jake Adams, Celebration of Life Dive Trip
This year, we commemorated the first anniversary of our great friend’s passing. The coral feast that I had planned to show him and that was left unfinished, ended up into another great adventure celebrating Jake’s coral love with other great…
Are Reef Tanks Stress-Reducing or Stress-Inducing?
Since we are in the midst of the holiday season, we are all familiar with how the family get-togethers, shopping, and hustle and bustle can be both stress-relieving in some ways and also stress-inducing. I have come to realize that…
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…
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…
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…
Odontanthias unimaculatus is a $10,000 Deepwater Anthias
NY Aquatic is currently caring for a deepwater Odontanthias unimaculatus that is one of only a few that have ever entered the United States. O.unimaculatus is not that rare a find in the deep waters of Southern Japan, Taiwan, the…