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Odontanthias randalli, another deepwater anthias described from Lombok Indonesia

Odontanthias randalli is the newest species of anthias to be described from this fantastic genus of colorful reef fish. Hailing from the southern region of Indonesia, O. randalli was described from specimens…

Panorama LED fixtures completely out of stock on Ecoxotic webstore, perhaps prepping for something new

You may be able to purchase the Panorama LED fixture online and from your LFS but right now the Ecoxotic website lists their flagship light as being completely out of stock. Neither of the 18 or 24″ Panorama fixtures are…

Zoanthids with forked tentacles look like mini hammer corals

When it comes to corals, Zoanthids have the capacity to do some very unusual things, including strange colors and now we have some documentation of aberrant tentacles. The forked tentacles of the Zoanthids pictured here were discovered by Nano-Reef member…

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Jeff Corwin launching new show with Georgia Aquarium

Ocean Mysteries’ is a new show that is either filmed entirely at or will use experts from the Georgia aquarium. Jeff Corwin, a longtime TV host and animal conservationist, is spearheading “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin,” a weekly 26-episode show…

ReefKoi EvoLed kicks the black box LED model up a notch

Not content to just be slinging generic Chinese black box LEDs anymore, Reefkoi has teamed up with an OEM to take the same basic concept and kick it up a notch. What once was the Evolution LED with a brigade…

Grammatonotus macropthalmus is a beautiful fish from the Abyss

Grammatonotus macropthalmus is a very rare fish which is not a shallow water fish, not a deep water fish but an abyssal reef fish. Like members of Callanthias, Grammatonotus is not an anthias but rather belongs to the family Callanthiidae,…

New Pacific Sun Metis Hyperion LED, first to offer Cree XM-L and UV LEDs

Pacific Sun just unveiled the new Pacific Sun Metis Hyperion LED aquarium light fixture we got wind of in February that is the first fixture to offer the latest Cree XM-L LEDs and UV LEDs. The powerful fixture includes eight…

leaping blenny is like a mudskipper that was made from a blenny

The Pacific Leaping Blenny, Alticus arnoldorum, is an unusual amphibious fish species which spends a lot of time hopping and skipping on rocks. The leaping blenny looks a lot like a mudskipper with strengthened pectoral fin rays and large eyes…

Another Great White Shark goes on display at Monterey Bay Aquarium

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjbe0IxI-4A[/youtube] The Monterey Bay Aquarium has introduced a great white shark to their Open Sea exhibit for the sixth time. The Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, has a very good history of captive husbandry at the Monterey Bay…