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…
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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…
Hawaiian Ornamental Fishing Ban Passed Hawaii County Council 6-2
“Fish-collecting ban reso passes council – Supporters drown out opponents in testimony” was the news out of West Hawaii Today last week. If you thought the most recent proposal to ban marine aquarium fish collection in Hawaii was just going…
Lookdown Gyre tank by SEA Atlanta is a very unique concept fish aquarium (video)
We’ve all seen dedicated lookdown tanks – big tall cylindrical tanks in which lookdown fish, Selene vomer, can swim around in circles ad infinitum without running into any objects or the sides of the tank. The problem is that even…
Hawaii gets another proposal to ban marine aquarium fish collection
Talk of banning the collection of marine aquarium livestock in Hawaii is back again just eight months since Hawaii’s House Bill 580 was reported here on Reef Builders and only six months since we reported on HB580’s failure. Yet it seems…
Tanked renewed for second 12 episode season, should hit Spring 2012
Tanked, the now popular TV show about the saltwater aquatics industry we exclusively reported, will be coming back for another season. Discovery Communications, the umbrella company to AnimalPlanet has confirmed that the second season will be bigger and better than…