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A closer look at the elusive Pseudochromis marshallensis, the Marshall Island dottyback
The Marshall Island dottyback, ironically, is not endemic to the area as it’s name suggests. It is however, seldom seen in the trade. The slender Pseudochromis marshallensis is grey overall with only…
Mu Series 100 ad 135 LEDs from BoostLED is equipped with a tangible amount of violet LEDs
The Mu Series 100 and 135 LEDs are new reef aquarium LED light fixtures from BoostLED which are equipped with a few LEDs in the ‘exotic’ end of the blue light spectrum. In addition to the standard neutral white and…
Maya Hamlet and Tan Hamlet are the two newest species of Hypoplectrus
The Maya hamlet and Tan Hamlet, Hypoplectrus maya and H. randallorum are two new species of serranids recently described from the Caribbean. As if hamlets needed any more species differentiated based just on coloration, along comes Phillip Lobel describing a…
Seneye is finally coming to the US, offers pre-launch special
Finally. Seneye, the UK based startup for aquarium monitoring is launching in the United States. For those that signed up for the Beta test and were not selected a special USA pre launch package deal was sent out to folks…
Male Plesiops coeruleolineatus is a little orange throated beast of a fish
Plesiops coeruleolineatus is a cryptic little fish that is not often seen in the hobby. Aptly named the Crimsontip Longfin, the fish is equal parts crimsontipped and equal parts long-finned. Though usually drably colored, males can get absolutely gorgeous when…
Ecoxotic drops price on Stunner strips
Ecoxotic is dropping the price on its Stunner LED strip lights making it more affordable to add these to your system. Effective today you can get the 24 in. Stunner LED Strip for $79, the 36 in. Stunner for $89…
Pacific Sun software and firmware updates coming shortly
We just got word of a few software and firmware upgrades for Pacific Sun aquarium light owners that will be rolled out in the next few days. Firmware updates are listed below but it appears the software has some interesting…
Algae-grazing fish help preserve corals
We’ve all seen how algae can choke off corals in our home aquariums and the same holds true in the wild. But algae-grazing fish in the wild are doing their parts to keep algae levels low on natural reefs to…
Freshly caught deepwater Atlantic rarities puts the “D” in deep
The awesome Lipogramma evides pictured above is just one of many super rare fishes recently brought up from the deepwaters of Curacao. The seemingly boring looking fish in monochrome may look ordinary, but do not be fooled. L. evides is…
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…
