You think keeping NPS corals is difficult now? Try doing it 11 years ago! Florian Gaudig speaks to NPS coral-keeping pioneer Boris Bielan. While researching for my last article, I came across a ReefBuilders feature I had read years ago…
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Fruit Salad Chalice Coral Looking Sweet at Nick’s Aquarium
The Fruit Salad Chalice Coral from Cairns Marine remains one of the most eye-catching, memorable corals we’ve ever covered. Jake Adams first wrote about it back in 2021 but the wholesaler procured at least two more, both of which ended…
Oceanic Institute and Georgia Aquarium Breed Squarespot Anthias Successfully
The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University and world-renowned Georgia Aquarium have successfully bred and reared the Squarespot Anthias, Pseudanthias pleurotaenia. Wild-caught Squarespots are a difficult proposition for the average home reef aquarist, needing expert quarantine and conditioning for survival,…
15% off Hanna Instruments in SaltwaterAquarium.Com Labor Day Sale
Reef Builders Retail Partner SaltwaterAquarium.Com is having a Labor Day Sale with up to 25% off Current USA, 20% off ORA, 15% off Hanna and Sicce, 10% off Bashsea, and 10-15% off a further seventy popular non-MAP reef aquarium brands. …
Still no Hawaii Aquarium Fishing Permits as Meeting Stalls for 10 days
The future of Hawaiian fishing permits is still up in the air after last week’s meeting with the State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources. At the meeting The Board of Land and Natural Resources and the state…
Blueface X Sixbar Hybrid Angelfish Lands at Iwarna Aquafarm
A beautiful angelfish hybrid has landed at Singapore-based livestock retailer Iwarna Aquafarm. Thought to be a cross between a Blueface Angelfish, Pomacanthus xanthometopon, and a Sixbar Angelfish, Pomacanthus sexstriatus, this large angel lovechild features the yellow eye mask, blue pelvic…
Cryopreservation Comes to Florida Coral Conservation
An ambitious, new scientific project aims to preserve endangered corals using cutting-edge cryopreservation techniques. The latest phase of this groundbreaking work is happening this week at The Florida Aquarium’s Coral Conservation and Research Center in Apollo Beach, Florida, in collaboration…
ATI and Nyos Join Forces in Company Merger
Marine technology companies ATI Aquaristik GmbH and Nyos Aquatics GmbH have joined forces in an unexpected merger. ATI is best known for its lighting products and ICP tests, while Nyos is best known for its protein skimmers, aquariums, and salt,…
How to Maintain Suspension-Feeding Sea Cucumbers
When most hobbyists imagine sea cucumbers, or holothuroid species as they’ll be referred to later, we envision bottom-dwelling detritivores with little personalities whose slug-like bodies made their way into our tank simply to serve as valuable members of the clean-up-crew. …
Rainbow Confetti Scoly Lands at Top Shelf Aquatics
There is a select group of choice corals that tend to grab the attention of aquarium enthusiasts whenever they walk into a room, and then there are specific pieces that grab the attention of the entire hobby. That is the…