Flowerpot corals are a mysterious group of reef builders that have perplexed reef aquarists for the last several decades. Not all ‘flowerpots’ are the same as they fall under three different genera including the closely related Goniopora and Bernardpora and the superficially…
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We Finally Got Our Hands on the Brazilian Flameback Angelfish
The Brazilian Flameback Angelfish, Centropyge aurantonotus, is one of the two species of pygmy angelfish in the Caribbean but the common ‘pygmy’ angelfish is infinitely more common in the aquarium hobby. This fish looks quite similar to the African flameback angelfish,…
Yellow Tang, Candy Basslet, and Pygmy Angelfish Being Farmed in Japan
KAMIHATA FISH IND. LTD. is a member of the Kamihata Group, which manufactures and sells the world-famous Hikari brand of ornamental fish food, and imports and wholesales freshwater fish, saltwater fish, goldfish, water plants, reptiles and small animals to aquarium…
Touring Our Ultimate Frag Tank [Video]
Coral frag tanks have emerged to become a natural offshoot of virtually all reef tanks and nearly every reefer either has one currently or has had one in the past. Whether it’s attached or separate a frag tank is an…
Two Year Update of the 1-Day Nano Reef Tank Build
We love new and exciting reef aquarium gear as much as the next diehard hobbyist and it’s literally the lifeblood of the Reef Builders blog. But at the end of the day our main goal with reef aquariums has always…
We’ve Never Seen Maxima Clams this Green!
Maxima clams are easily the most variable species of Tridacna which is to be expected for a reef animal that has a natural distribution across more than half of the globe from the Western Indian Ocean all the way to the…
Tropic Eden Morroca Makes us Excited About Reef Rock Again
We’ve already recognized Tropic Eden’s new Morroca rock, formerly known as Pukani, as one of the best new products of 2021 and any reefer worth their weight in salt will be impressed by this new creation. Everything about Tropic Eden…
Top 10 New Aquarium Products of 2021
The turning over of a new calendar year might be an arbitrary milestone but we do appreciate this time to reflect on our reef tanks and the aquarium world, in the previous twelve months and those to come. With the…
The Price and Size of Frags in 2013 Will Shock You!
You never know what you’ll come across when you stumble down an internet rabbit hole because sometimes the things you find are way more interesting than what you might have initially been researching. Our most recent surprise discovery is exactly…
Top Reef Aquarium Stories of 2021
Twenty twenty one was a tumultuous year by any standard and it was one of the most dynamic in the reef aquarium world. The hobbyist and professional sides of reef aquariums witnessed upheavals the likes of which we’ve never seen…