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Really getting to know your fishes

If you ask a bunch of reefers what got them into the hobby in the first place, you’re bound to get a lot of different answers: Many will tell you that it was the sheer beauty, or for the challenge…

Hoplolatilus randalli is a newly described tilefish from the heart of the Indo-Pacific region

Randall’s tilefish, Hoplolatilus randalli, is a spanking new species of reef fish which was just described in the latest issue of Aqua. The new Randall’s tilefish was described by Gerald Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Alison M. Hamilton from thirteen…

Captive Bred Pinnatus Batfish hit the US

Mark Martin @ Blue Zoo Aquatics broke the news to Reef Builders this afternoon – Captive Bred Pinnatus Batfish (Platax pinnatus) have hit the US.  The first retail offering of a 2″ tall captive bred Pinnatus Batfish is happening now!…

Manhattan Reefs Fall Frag Swap coming this Sunday, October 10

The Manhattan Reefs Fall Frag Swap is coming up this Sunday, October 10 at the PACE University Student Union in downtown Manhattan giving reefers in the Big Apple the chance to catch some great vendors, great speakers and pick up…

The Reef Central Story

Reef Central is an online forum that has been around the aquarium hobby for quite some time.

Ultimate rare fish video ID competition with The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 and Angelfishes of the World up for grabs

[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzz9PImSYvc[/youtube] Here we have a video of an amazing rare fish collection, neigh, the most amazing rare fish collection. Instead of talking about the singular, uber rarity of any of the fish and what kind of sports car…

G2 Maxspect LED light giveaway from Fins Reef for one lucky young reefer

Today on Reef Builders we’re putting one very exciting giveaway where our mouth is: Following the MACNA conference a few weeks back we wrote an editorial which addressed our concern about where all the young reefers have gone. In an…

Looking at MACNA from a purely hobbyist point of view (where are the kids?)

Here at Reef Builders we tirelessly work our fins to the spine to stay on top of the news and to make sure our readership is the most informed about everything related to the aquarium world. Whether it’s new fish,…

Atlanta Reef Club’s domain problems

The Atlanta Reef Club, which successfully hosted the 2008 Macna in Atlanta has been having domain problems. Apparently the issue has stemmed from a user who was banned. That user then sent in a copyright infringement notice directed to the…

AI Nano Sol LED light gets a hands on demonstration of the touch controls

[vimeo width=”670″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/14848145[/vimeo] The AI Nano Sol LED is a hot little number from Aqua Illumination which delivers on three channel control of the tricolor LED pucks, with top of the line internals and quality American design and construction. Although…