For the fourth year the Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BAYMAC) will be delivering plenty of reefing goodness for hobbyists all over Northern California next Saturday, May 14 when the doors open for the free event at Chabot College. Since…
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Local Fish Store migrating 1,300 miles
To most of you, the twin cites of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., are on the outskirts of civilization. Not surprising given our location, being less than three hours from the coldest spot in the US (International Falls, Minn.) and…
New Coral Reef Store opens up in Barcelona, Spain
If you are in Spain any time soon you will want to visit Coral Reef, a new store that just opened in Barcelona. Coral Reef has been located for 16 years in only Madrid but the company decided to open…
Should natural ecosystems like coral reefs have legal rights?
After reading a recent article about a law set to pass in Bolivia granting legal rights and recognition to natural systems, the main question I asked myself was should natural ecosystems like coral reefs have legal rights? Is this another…
Sneek Peak at the new Top-Dressed Otohime
A couple weeks ago we told you about Reed Mariculture’s forthcoming new product line that seeks to fill the gap between large-scale commercial foodfish aquaculture and the individual reef hobbyist – finally addressing the needs of small scale ornamental marine…
Another white yellow tang collected in Hawaii, codename: Powder
The white yellow tang pictured above is a newly collected aberrantly colored Zebrasoma which we are codenaming ‘Powder’. Casper the white tang has been a sensation and the trophy fish of World Wide Corals since he was collected. However…
AEFW now known as Amakusaplana acroporae
AEFW — the dreaded acropora-eating flatworm has been a nuisance for hobbyists for years and has just gotten a new name thanks to a research team led by Dr. Kate Rawlinson from University College London. Amakusaplana acroporae is the official…
Rocky Mountain Reef Conference & Frag Swap this weekend in Denver
If you are in the Denver area and looking for a something to do, the Rocky Mountain Reef Conference & Frag Swap is being held this Saturday giving you a great opportunity to hear speakers, attend workshops, see vendors and…
Flip video camera gets retired, a sign of the future of video
Yesterday the home video market got a bit of sad news when it was announced the Flip video camera was being discontinued. Sure the Flip camera had ability to capture great video of your friend doing a faceplant skateboarding or…
Albino bamboo cat sharks spotted at the Denver Downtown Aquarium
There are two albino sharks swimming leisurely in a large shore bird exhibit at the Denver Downtown Aquarium Albinism is extremely rare in marine life and one of the last animals we’d expect to lose the melanistic gene is an…