This interesting Tumblr has visual examples of this question “Dude, have you guys seen a lizardfish (Synodontidae) eating a fish?” The entire site is pictures of the lizardfish eating other fish and what ensues is some interesting imagery to say…
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Newa ‘More’ all in one aquarium includes a sensible air driven skimmer
The Newa More all in one aquarium is a modestly small aquarium from the Italian division of Newa which was formerly associated with the French Aquarium Systems. The Newa More doesn’t exactly stand out in a crowded field but that’s…
CoralFriend’s newest video shows three of the rarest angelfish together
The video may not be the smoothest, it’s a little shaky and the colors undersaturated but any marine angelfish fan will immediately recognize that this aquarium contains three of the rarest of the rare Pomacanthids. Dr. Chung Wing Hung’s collection…
Giesemann Aurora LED/T5 hybrid launches, gives best of both worlds
The new Giesemann Aurora LED/T5 hybrid is an impressive looking light fixture that combines the best of both worlds – the efficiency, shimmer and color potential of LEDs and the spread and cover of T5 fluorescent lighting. The German company…
Does the surface area of live rock really matter?
The reef aquarium hobby is a past time of expendable income and mental bandwidth; this explains why even though the focus is supposed to be about reef life like corals, fish and inverts, we get sucked into long esoterical discussions…
New Aquatic Life Pulse LED gets video treatment
The new Aquatic Life Pulse LED we introduced this summer has received a video walk-through to show off all its features. The Aquatic Life Pulse LED has 275W of power designed for the saltwater aquarium with the sleek form similar…
Eshopps Curve refugium LED available now
The Eshopps refugium light we saw at Interzoo 2014 has officially been named and released. Dubbed the Eshopps Curve, this swanky looking light is illuminated by three 3W CREE LEDs with a color temperature of 6,500K suited to grow macroalgae.…
Penn Plax Action-Air Skeleton Ornament adds action and intrigue to any mundane reef
We have all been there before, you spend hours on aquascaping, sourcing and growing out an awe-inspiring selection of corals and adding a bevy of wonderful fish, but our reef tanks still don’t have “it”. We struggle with reaquascaping, readjusting our…
Reef Nuggets 3: Fairies and Flashers, with notes from the wild
Today’s Reef Nuggets deal with a topic very close to my heart. Cirrhilabrus and Paracheilinus, or more commonly known as the fairy and flasher wrasses. Instead of my usual banter on “this ultra rare flasher wrasse” or that “extremely deepwater…
Rolling in the Deep in this awesome video from Papua New Guinea
OceanShutter.com recently released this remarkable video shot in Papua New Guinea. While many other reefs and dive destinations in the Coral Triangle are dealing with the negative impact mankind has had on the local ecosystem, PNG is one of the…