Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum and P. xanthocirritus are three new species joining the ranks of flasher wrasses. The description of these three new Paracheilinus is part of a massive review of the genus overall and it sorts out a few of…
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Win a Red Sea Reefer 170 worth $999 plus more prizes
Would you like to win a Red Sea Reefer Aquarium? To celebrate winning the Reef Builders Editors choice award for 2015 we have teamed up to give away a Red Sea Reefer 170 Rimless Reef Ready system in the color of…
Fluorescent Friday: Acanthophyllia edition
Acanthophyllia is a particular group of corals which holds almost a mythic place in the realm of coral reef aquarists. This large showy coral has been a mainstay of mini reef aquariums for decades, with the solitary polyp being one…
This giant hammer coral IS the aquascape!
The giant aquarium-grown wall hammer coral at Neptune’s Tropical Fish has been a reef aquarium institution in the Denver area for nearly two decades. Generations of new and seasoned reefers have made the pilgrimage to this humble aquarium store on…
Top 10 crazy clownfish collected in the Philippines recently
Over the last few months, RVS Fishworld has been crushing it with their offering of awesome Filipino reef fish. This high level of quality fish is particularly evident when it comes to collecting rare, aberrant, hybrid and otherwise really unusual clownfish…
CustomCradle Nano & XL probe holders review
The CustomCradle is a very interesting new magnetic probe holder from Innovative Marine. The new probe holder is being offered in two sizes, a CustomCradle Nano with room for three probes and two dosing lines, and the CustomCradle XL with space…
An Instagram Blitz of Denver area Local Fish Stores
As a region, Denver and the surrounding central-area of Colorado is gifted with more than its fair share of high quality aquarium stores. Freshwater fish, saltwater fish, corals and reef tanks are all very well represented across the front range…
Bounce mushroom anemones are killin’ it right now!
Bounce mushrooms, bullseye mushrooms, and every derivative of Rhodactis and Discosoma corallimorphs are incredibly popular right now. This group of reef animals, which were once considered beginner corals, are now being sought out by coral collectors and fetching record-setting prices.…
ReefStock 2016, February 27 & 28th in Denver Colorado
ReefStock, the official Reef Builders marine aquarium conference is just a month away, taking place in Denver Colorado the weekend of February 27th and 28th. With ReefStock in its ninth year, we’ve hit quite a stride about getting into high…
Acropora spathulata discovered in Indonesia
Acropora spathulata is the quintessential Australian SPS Coral in our minds, but we’ve now discovered that this coral can also be found as far away as central Indonesia. Contrary to our previous belief that A. spathulata is an Australian endemic,…