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Anampses femininus entering the market with a little more regularity

Anampses femininus used to be a fish so rare and so legendary that obtaining one would certainly be very difficult. Whilst it is still very rare, its awesome to see that more are…

Red carpet anemone and tricinctus clownfish filmed at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Red carpet anemones were once only the purview of imagination and hearsay. Nowadays red carpet anemones do appear in the aquarium trade, even if they can cost as much as a full nano reef set up sometimes. All of the red…

Pseudanthias cf ventralis from the Marshall Islands may very well be a separate species

The variations of Pseudanthias ventralis may very well one day be described as separate species from the original Cook Islands type. The most commonly seen of these variants are the ones hailing from the Marshall Islands. Males from this area typically…

ATB Normal Size skimmer gets dual-water washdown and automatic collection cup cleaning

ATB has released a new Normal Size protein skimmer with an automatic collection cup cleaning system using a combination of freshwater and saltwater. Not too much information is available right at the moment but it appears the new ATB automatic pot cleaning…

Most Popular last week

January 17th– January 23rd Change is good, a summation of a transition from metal halide to LED lighting End of a 17-year Era: “Mamma” Onyx Clownfish, where are you? ATB seahorse feeder is also a hitching post V2Auto Top…

Hands on with the Hydrowizard medium, a pump for the 1% of reefers

The HydroWizard medium is quite an impressive piece of hardware with an equally eye-catching spec sheet; neodymium, titanium, carbon fiber, bamboo, 120 watts, 15,000 gph and €1100 (~$1400). Before we sully up the HydroWizard medium by trying it out in some…

Seaweed biofuel getting closer to reach with help from E.coli

Seaweed biofuel might be the next generation of fuels thanks to ally in E. Coli. The benefits of seaweed over land-based crops is it grows underwater and requires no watering or fertilizer like corn or other land plants plus it…

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“Diversity and Evolution of Coral Reef Fishes” lecture tomorrow at California Academy of Sciences

The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco is presenting “Diversity and Evolution of Coral Reef Fishes,” a lecture by Dr. Luiz Rocha, as part of the Pritzker Lecture series. Rocha is the Assistant Curator, Ichthyology at the academy and…

Pseudochromis ammeri and P. eichleri add to the dizzying array of dottyback species

Pseudochromis ammeri and Pseudochromis eichleri are two new species of dottybacks which have just been described from the Philippines and Indonesia. Both Pseudochromis ammeri and P. eichleri are described as species of striped dottybacks, similar to each other in appearance as well…