Genicanthus spinus is a species of angelfish so rare that it’s literally one of the few Pomacanthids that we’d never written about, until today. We’ve covered so many rare species of angels like the blackspot pygmy angel, the Abei angelfish, the black…
Video
UPDATED: Reef Builders Destination: North Sulawesi Indonesia Aug 10th – 20th
Join us in Sulawesi Indonesia as we explore the Island's Northern Coast. Get ready for an unforgettable experience with the Passport to Paradise Reef Builders Destination. This eleven-day itinerary allows us to visit all of North Sulawesi’s amazing underwater diversity. We…
Can Corals Adapt To Warmer Oceans? This Scientist Is On A Mission To Find The Answer
Can Corals Adapt? Katherine Dziedzic, a PhD student from Oregon State University (OSU), is looking at how corals can adapt to climate change. To understand how corals adapt to warmer ocean temperatures, she is looking at the DNA and RNA…
Researchers Capture First Glimpse of Ruby Seadragons in the Wild
Ruby Seadragon The first ever video of the Ruby Seadragon, Phyllopteryx dewysea, was released yesterday. We first wrote about the new species of seadragon in 2015 when it was described from the southern coast of Western Australia. There are only two…
Incredible Timelapse Video of Spawning Flower Anemone!
Flower Anemone Spawning In September of last year, Dynasty Marine sent me a box of flower anemones (Epicystis crucifer) to set up a Caribbean biotope aquarium. While the aquarium has gone through some growing pains and at the moment is not very…
Catch up on the week with the newest Reef Builders Recap Video
The world might be closing in on the Holiday season but that hasn’t stopped us from uncovering a whole lotta great news over the last week. We’ve seen a load of new fish species described, some exciting and unusual corals,…
Introducing The Reef Builders Recap Video Series
We’ve been cranking out the news of the marine aquarium world for nearly ten years, and these days we’re truly burning the candle at both ends. With our correspondents and contributors all over the world, we’ve been publishing so much…
Showing Some Love For Local Fishstores On Small Business Saturday
Sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is a relatively new commercial holiday called Small Business Saturday. For the last several years we’ve made an appointment with our Local Fish Stores on this Saturday after Thanksgiving. This year we documented our…
Video Tour Of ReefAPalooza’s Best Corals
Last weekend we wrapped up the last major reef aquarium event of the year at ReefAPalooza in southern California. These reefing events are fun for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest draws by far is how many…
Hawaii Aquarium Fish Film Is The Most Important Aquarium Video You’ll See All Year
It’s been a long time coming but the aquarium hobby finally has an informative video that tells our side of the story. The aquarium hobby, and especially the aquarium fishery in Hawaii, is under constant fire by detractors who have a…