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The race to hurdle the larval hump of Heniochus butterflyfish
Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich and I were emailing last week, pre-Thanksgiving, when he dropped a “Booyah” on me. The rest of the day, he had me cursing him in the way only…
Male yellow pygmy angelfish from Cebu exhibits a handsome splash of black
For some reason anytime we see a picture of a ‘blackened’ yellow angelfish it is always the fuzziest, out of focus or mediocre looking specimen but new pics from Jimmy Ma are a complete exception. This large showy male Centropyge…
ReefStock happening March 10th, 2012 at the Denver Downtown Aquarium
It’s hard to believe it’s been nine months since the last ReefStock and it’s already time to start working on the next one. When the first ReefStock was produced back in 2008 we could hardly think past an annual legacy of events…
Shikorosango’s giant reef tank is still way bigger than yours
We first shared pictures of Shikorosango’s 3700 gallon reef tank about a year ago. In that time his massive Turbinaria colonies have become gargantuan in size and now the whole reef aquarium looks like a slice of a real reef. You know…
Cyber Monday aquarium deals extend the shopping madness for one more day
Traditionally Black Friday is all about attacking people for $2 waffle irons, spraying pepper spray at other shoppers and oh yeah, saving money on deals in store. Although many stores make their sales available online and , Cyber Monday has…
Assessor randalli is a seldom seen, virtually unknown member of the genus
Somewhere along our reefing lives we’ve probably thought about keeping the upside down-swimming Assessors – either the Blue Assessor (A. macneilli), or its yellow counterpart, the Yellow Assessor (A. flavissimus). If the thought of keeping either one has never crossed…
$1 Mame Nano Skimmer clone is a ghetto-fabulous DIY deal
If you missed out on Black Friday deals yesterday or feel that there wasn’t really much for you, here’s a nice deal on a DIY nano protein skimmer you can build at home. This clone of the svelte and diminutive…
Tons of reef aquarium deals around for Black Friday 2011
Turkeys are being snagged up like mad in the grocery stores so that mean just one thing – crazy deals on all your reefing goodies starting on Friday! Our annual tradition is to bring you some great Black Friday holiday…
Orange frogspawn coral from Vietnam is jaw-dropping and stunning
In the recent years, we’ve seen quite a number of “orange” Euphyllia trickling in from Australia and Indonesia such as the famous orange hammer coral, and the pretty elusive orange branching frogspawn coral. Unfortunately, as the popularity for these exotic Euphyllias peaked,…
LiveAquaria to offer “HOLY WOW” black margin dottyback pair tonight!
Yes, the black-margin dottyback is a “holy wow” fish. I remember emailing LiveAquaria.com Director Kevin Kohen about the Pseudochromis tapeinosoma months ago, so I can hardly contain myself that he found it and has now brought it to market, as…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
