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MASNA wants YOU to host MACNA 2014

MACNA can be considered one of the top hobby shows in North America where hobbyists get a chance to get together in a different city to hear great speakers, network with vendors and manufacturers, catch up with old friends and…

Drs. Mark Erdmann and Gerry Allen Coauthor Most Definite Species Reference of The East Indies To Date

Conservation International yesterday released what is currently the most comprehensive and definite species reference of the Coral Triangle to date. Reef Fishes of the East Indies is a three volume work coauthored by Drs. Mark Erdmann and Gerry Allen that…

World Wide Corals fifth anniversary sale this weekend in Orlando, Florida

To celebrate five years in business, World Wide Corals is throwing a two-day event this weekend to celebrate that includes great speakers like Michael Paletta, Julian Sprung, Chris Turnier, Rogger Castells and that Jake Adams guy. The event will take…

Cirrhilabrus squirei: First specimen caught and shipped to BlueHarbor

“Cirrhilabrus squirei” is a spanking new labrid to be added to the growing list of fairy wrasses species. Collected in the Coral Sea, this ultra gorgeous species pays homage to Cirrhilabrus johnsoni, as well as Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus (The Pintail…

Dr. Seuss fish, Belonoperca pylei, in America

The Dr. Seuss Soapfish, Belonoperca pylei, brings back so many fond memories. I have never been more excited about a fish than I am on the arrival of this one. My first encounter with this fish was back in 2006 when Greg…

Bali Aquarich – Contender for first captive-bred Annularis angelfish

A recent spate of captive breeding successes, particularly with the Koran angelfish Pomacanthus semicirculatus, had us wondering what the next captive bred “Big Angel” would be.  Based on what we’re seeing from Bali Aquarich (producers of the first captive-bred Pinnatus Batfish), it…

CoralCon 2013 wants to make a big splash in Orlando next March

Billing itself as the world’s largest reef aquarium trade show, a new event is slated for Orlando, Florida next March that is looking to bring 75 vendors and over 2,000 hobbyists together for the two-day event. CoralCon 2013 will be…

Todd Gardner is breeding success with AlgaGen Copepods & 20,000 Gallons

Earler today, Todd Gardner (the man to first breed Liopropoma basslets) announced a new breeding success at the Long Island Aquarium where two damselfish species were specifically mentioned.  Neoglyphidodon melas, the Bowtie Damsel, was reared from larvae collected in the…

Let these Electric Imps into your house

There has been a ton of talk over the years about home automation, with various companies making big claims about how simple it will be to implement, including massive heavyweights light Google. We haven’t seen much evidence on any of…

Inaugural AquariumExpo happening in South Africa next month

The inaugural AquariumExpo is being held in South Africa next month bringing some of the latest freshwater and marine aquarium products and livestock from a variety of exhibitors over the three-day conference. AquariumExpo 2012 is taking a unique approach. Not only is…