For all of you who wondered who was fighting for the “aquarist” in all the ongoing turmoil over the proposals to ban aquarium collection in Hawaii, the playing field just became a little more level. MASNA (Marine Aquarium Societies of…
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AquaticLife strips of 1 watt LED are all kinds of flexible, affordable and expandable
The 1 watt LED strip from AquaticLife is the culmination of a lot of research into the needs of various aquarium hobbyists, and how AquaticLife could make a light that can be transformed for a wide range of applications. AquaticLife…
Reef Hobbyist Magazine goes international, infiltrating Asia with Chinese edition
Harry T. Tung and Jim Adelberg have been working hard to build Reef Hobbyist Magazine, their FREE quarterly publication, for 5 years now. As Jim and Harry launched the sixth season of RHM, they enter a new chapter with the…
Experienced aquarists consider safeguarding broodstock of endemic Hawaiian fish
We’re pretty sure that the proponents of the Hawaiian-based anti-aquarium-trade movements will try to cherry pick an article like this for out-of-context statements that they can try to use to use against the aquarium industry. If you found your way…
Eleutherobia ‘Fuzzy Carrot’ coral is a new maricultured NPS softy from Quality marine
As you may have guessed the yellow, orange but most often red colonies of Eleutherobia are non-photosynthetic, filter feeding fine particles from the water column. Some species of Eleutherobia Fuzzy Carrot coral occur in shallow water but only in caves or…
First look at the Hydro Wizard Small in development by Panta Rhei
If the Hydro Wizard Medium is a pump for the 1% of reefers then maybe the Hydro Wizard Small might be one for 10% of us. A prototype of the Hydro Wizard Small does not yet exist in real life…
Hawaii’s aquarium collection ban watch 2012 – four highest bills of concern
Yes, you know it’s not “fun” news when we lead off with this picture but if you care about yellow & chevron tangs or potters and bandit angelfish, read on. Reef Builders staff received a very interesting and detailed examination…
Rising Tide – Ternate Damselfish lastest addition to “been there, done that” breeding list!
The team at the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab continue to hit home runs, breaking new ground on every frontier. Their latest success, rearing Ternate Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis) hatched from eggs shipped from the Steinhart Aquarium in San Fancisco,…
Hobbyist documents first spawning of Black Margin Dottyback, Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
The hobbyist marine fish breeding world just took another step forward today. We may be well on our way towards adding another new species to our captive bred list – we have a report of what appears to be…
North Dakota and Western Minnesota gear up for Red River Frag Fest
We love it when reefers, vendors and manufacturers get together under one roof and the Red River Valley Reefers (RRVR) are doing their part hosting the Red River Frag Swap on Saturday, January 12. The free event has all the…