This post would be in total fanboy territory were it not for the fact that the Diver’s Den has become a fixture of American reef aquarium culture. Like Reefer Madness before it, for many years LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den has been…
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More witty and fun hobby t-shirts are desperately needed
We all love going to the next reef club meeting, frag swap or fish shopping in a cool looking, saltwater-inspired t-shirt but sometimes there just aren’t many great designs to chose from. Every so often you get a cool shirt…
Astreopora acroporina branches with a real axial corallite tip just like Acropora
The branching Astreopora from Cenderawasih Bay is not alone in its preference of growth form but it’s nothing compared to Astreopora acroporina. If you are a self-professed Acro junkie like ourselves you’ll flip when you see the big honkin’ axial…
Industry pioneer Rolf Hagen passes away
Pet industry pioneer Rolf Hagen passed away in his home in Montreal, Canada on Saturday, October 22. Born in 1932, Hagen started the idea of the company in 1955 when he began exporting bird seeds from the Canadian prairies and…
TANKED is looking for new Aquariums to build for season two
We just had a nice conversation with the Production company behind Tanked. As we broke news of earlier, Tanked is planning to run a second season coming in 2012. “Tanked is searching for folks looking to buy and install a…
Reef-A-Palooza right around the corner – Jake’s speaking and Reef Builders’ lounge will be open
With the Fall season in full swing, that means just one thing — its almost time for Reef-A-Palooza in Orange County. Happening on Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, RAP is the largest marine aquarium event in the world…
Release the kraken?
For the last week or so, the popular science press has been gushing over the announcement that besides a giant Triassic kraken killing and eating giant ichthyosaurs, it not only arranged their bones after but even arranged their bones in…
Reef Culture Technologies – First to Breed Crosshatch Triggerfish, Xanthichthis mento
This just in from Reef Culture Technologies – “At this time we are proud to announce the first ever captive rearing of the Cherub angelfish, Centropyge argi, and the Crosshatch triggerfish, Xanthichthys mento. These species were raised as part of our research and will…
Captive bred flame angelfish spotted in a nano cube at Backer in Chicago
Captive bred flame angelfish are so real they’re already being flaunted for sale at the Backer trade show in Chicago of all places. Who would have thought that we would see evidence for successfully raised pygmy angelfishes not once, but…
The Cyclops Shark is real, confirmed by expert examination and more photographs
Remember that one-eyed cyclops shark that was caught off the coast of Mexico a few months back? Well the unusual cyclops shark was examined by experts, X-rayed and thoroughly studied and a team of investigators has not only confirmed that…