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Deepwater red Callionymus dragonet fished up from the deep by Blue Harbor

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6hlIB_vQ3Y[/youtube] This red dragonet is an unusual deep water species that was acquired by Blue Harbor Japan and it has a striking red and white coloration. The scooter blennies and…

Early imports of Vietnam mushroom anemones include a few showstopping morphs

We knew that Vietnam stony corals were coming but who would have thunk that some highly tenticularized forms of beaded Discosoma mushroom anemones would be the first unique corals from that region. The Vietnam mushroom anemones pictured were imported by …

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Hawaii gets another proposal to ban marine aquarium fish collection

Talk of banning the collection of marine aquarium livestock in Hawaii is back again just eight months since Hawaii’s House Bill 580 was reported here on Reef Builders and only six months since we reported on HB580’s failure. Yet it seems…

A peak inside the De Jong Marinelife holding facility

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VfT9Uc2MI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] De Jong Marinelife is one of the largest marine livestock wholesalers in Europe supplying anything from sharks to public aquaria to frags to Local Fish stores and they recently posted the video tour above of their holding facility. Although…

Unique 2,500 gallon aquarium goes on the auction block

If you happen to be in Ohio or are looking to pick up the shipping charges, there is a unique 2,500 gallon bullnose aquarium that is available on eBay. The online auction website has been a great way to pick…

Glabrous fan lobster from New South Wales is a crustacean cool enough to have its own tank

We’ve always kind of regarded slipper lobsters with a modicum of respect – cool because they are hardy and interesting, they can’t pinch you and they are welcome in both fish and reef aquariums since they don’t really mess with…

Magical video by Coral Morphologic shows the staghorn coral tree nursery in exquisite detail

If you were intrigued by our last story on the staghorn coral tree nursery by the Coral restoration Foundation, Coral Morphologic has produced a video of what these aquaculture contraptions look like out in the field. We’re not sure how…

Innovative Marine shows off Nuvo 16 loaded with skkye tablet LED and spin stream returns

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbAh25Rq4y0[/youtube] Now this is interesting, we knew that Innovative Marine was hitting the ground running with their launch of new aquarium products but the Nuvo 16 is packing a little more heat than usual. In addition to the…

Three new Indonesian species of fang blennies described: Meiacanthus abruptus, M. erdmanni and M. cyanopterus

It’s been less than five month since Conservation International’s survey of Bali yielded new coral and fish species and one of those blennies has already been described along with two others. Meiacanthus abruptus, M. erdmanni and M. cyanopterus are all…

Now THAT’s what you call a tigertail coral beauty angelfish

The photograph of this tigertail coral beauty angelfish didn’t come easy as the Centropyge bispinosa from Mauritius was an active fish. Thankfully, this coral beauty was a large and resplendent specimen with an amazing coloration that was well worth the…