Jelly Cam Thanks to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, you can now tune in LIVE to watch Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora fuscescens) in their open sea exhibit. The jelly cam gives you a front row seat to these graceful invertebrates smoothly…
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The Fish At JZ Marine Aquariums Will Knock Your Socks Off!
Australia has proven to be an extremely fruitful aquarium scene, and our latest LFS visit brought us far outside of Sydney to JZ Marine Aquariums. This small unassuming shop is truly a specialty shop and while it’s easy to dismiss…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Acanthurus triostegus
Acanthurus triostegus – Convict Tang By: Greg Collinske The convict tang is one of the most widespread Acanthurus species in the world as well as in our hobby. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific and Hawaii in small groups to enormous schools, these successful…
Australia LFS Tour: Found Some Delights At Hurstville Aquariums
The Australia Aquarium and LFS tour is in full swing over here in Sydney and boy are the videos stacking up. The second LFS to get the Reef Builders ‘review’ is Hurstville Aquariums, a small shop outside of town which is…
Australia LFS Tour: Majestic Aquariums Sets a High Bar!
In the spirit of learning everything about the hobby, from all corners of the aquarium world. we’re on a tour of the great land down under, Australia. We’ve got a crazy touring schedule planned to visit fish stores, aquariums, wholesalers…
Even More Great New Products From Day 2 of Global Pet Expo
Global Pet Expo was such a wealth of new products this year, it was a very productive show to visit. There was so much to see that we just had to put together not one, but two videos to bring…
Day 1 Video Overview Of Global Pet Expo 2017
So we’re here in Orlando Florida for the annual Global Pet Expo and boy is there a whole lot to see. More than any other years there is a huge concentration of aquarium companies, many of whom are showing off…
Biota’s Captive Bred Mandarins Caught Eating Flake Food!
The mandarin dragonet is a fish which needs no introduction to seasoned and beginner saltwater aquarists alike. The psychedelic pattern of this fish makes it one of the most recognizable small reef fish, but its preference for live foods makes…
Canada Protects Rare Glass Sponge Reef
Glass Sponge Reef Last month the Canadian government declared the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound a Marine Protected Area (MPA). The area is recognized as an important and exceptional marine habitat as the reefs are made up of large colonies…
Get Inspired With This Dragonface Pipefish Breeding Video
Among all marine fishes, the seahorses and pipefish are considered some of the more delicate and hard to keep species in aquariums. Except . . . for dragonface pipefish of the genus Corythoichthys – these fish are hardy, flexible, and do well…