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DeJong Offers Aquacultured Bandit Angels

Dutch wholesaler DeJong Marinelife is showing off ten aquacultured Bandit Angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, and says it is the only supplier in Europe to be offering them right now. Bandit angels are beautiful monochrome pomacanthids that used to be available via…

Pavona clavus is the World’s Largest Coral Colony

News has spread like wildfire of the discovery of the world’s largest living coral colony. It was discovered last month in the Solomon Islands by National Geographic Pristine Seas team member and underwater cinematographer Manu San Félix, who dove down…

OI Release 300 Aquacultured Yellow Tangs into Hawaiian Waters

The Oceanic Insitute of Hawaii Pacific University has released over 300 juvenile aquacultured yellow tangs into the waters of Oahu, part of the Hawaiian island chain and home to the State capital Honolulu. Gregory Fischbach of HPU Daily News writes:…

How Reef Chasers Built a Successful Coral Farm In Landlocked Tennessee

One of the great perks of this gig is meeting local fish store owners from around the country. Our hobby, though niche, boasts a wide variety of retail spaces – large and small. Running any small business is challenging, but…

Tunze Osmolator 3 Nano ATO offers Quality, Affordability, and a Five-Year Warranty 

The Tunze Osmolator 3 Nano is the smaller version of the Osmolator 3 Auto Top-Off Device. It’s suitable for aquariums of up to 250 liters (66 US gal.), sticks to 12mm thick glass, and can be used on either sumped…

Sunset Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus greeni Appears On Sale at Reeftopia

Auzzie marine retailer Reeftopia is listing a rare and exquisite Sunset Fairy Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus greeni. Only described in 2017, the pictured fish was collected from the Timor Box, an area of the Timor Sea northwest of Darwin to the Western…

Study Says Corals (Not Algae,) Contribute to the Growth of Harmful Bacteria

A study led by the University of Bremen suggests that on algae-dominated coral reefs, it is not the algae but the corals themselves that may contribute to the growth of harmful bacteria. This discovery suggests that a disturbance in the…

Hydros Maven Release Date Delayed: No Longer Available For Black Friday

Hydros manufacturer Coral Vue told its customers yesterday that the release date for the much anticipated Maven had been delayed. Originally penciled in to be available to purchase on November 29, Black Friday, no new date has been given for…

Hawaii’s Don’t Let it Loose Campaign Provides Amnesty for Unwanted Aquarium Creatures

Recent discoveries of illegal, non-native marine aquarium species spreading on Hawai‘i’s reefs have led to a new campaign to remind people, “Don’t Let it Loose.” The campaign aims to prevent the importation and possession of illegal and harmful marine aquarium…

Kush Corals Unveils One Of The Dankest Discosoma’s Around

Late last week Bobby Moon of Kush Corals got in an extremely unique batch of disco’s. Sporting a beige/yellow base with green highlights and blue/purple splotchy vesicles/pseudo tentacles these mushrooms are some of the nicest I have seen. They adeptly…