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Crosshatch basslet, Serranus luciopercanus gets a much needed photo and video update

The Caribbean is filled with tons of cool little basslets which are mostly limited to deeper waters, especially in the Serranus genus. The Snow Basslet and Tattler’s basslet have both already had…

Johnlen Micom Liquid Feeder is a dynamic dosing pump

The Micom Liquid Doser was originally built by Johnlen, makers of the Thermoelectric Chiller and the LED Heater, yet we originally covered the pump as relabeled by the Aquahouse doser. We got a look at a reworked version of the…

Hybrid Panther x Bumblebee grouper is both beautiful and edible

‘Fish are friends, not food”. Well, not so much for this man-made hybrid grouper. The amazing fish shown above is the result of a cross between the Panther grouper and the Bumblebee grouper (Cromileptes altivelis X Epinephelus lanceolatus). Bred for…

Sneak peek at the prototype Calcium Checker from Hanna

The Calcium Checker from Hanna could be the easy-to-use colorimeter for calcium testing that reef aquarists and LFS employees have always dreamed of. For those reef aquarium water testers who are either color blind or lack sensitivity between blue and…

Video walkthrough of Maxspect’s new flagship LED fixture, the third generation Mazarra

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”375″]http://vimeo.com/25094011[/vimeo] While we were in Singapore for Aquarama a few weeks ago, we had a chance to get some hands on time with the third generation Maxspect LED light, the Mazarra. Previously referred to by the codename of…

Ornate Ghost Pipefish births are like Panda babies of the fish world

[vimeo width=”600″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/24687192[/vimeo] Upon returning from an expedition to the Philippines, the team at the California Academy of Sciences has been continuing to wow the aquarium world with new discoveries and achievements. Last week, a video of the exotic Ornate…

Impressive Picasso Clarki Clownfish appear in the US

Our first glimpse of the Picasso Clarki clownfish was based on some juveniles spotted in the UK. While visiting House of Fins in Greenwich CT this weekend we were pleasantly surprised to see a decent batch of the Picasso Clarki…

Get an underwater view of the ocean floor, even if you don’t live on a yellow submarine

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4NkUpot_s&feature=player_embedded#at=148[/youtube] Ever wanted to go play submariner and get a drive-by view of the ocean floor? Well thanks to the ever-evolving team at Google Earth you can get a new beneath the sea version of Google Earth with an up…

LGMAquari releases new fluidized bed filter and phytoplankton reactor

We touched on the LGMAquari HOB skimmer spied at Zoomark last month and we have a couple of other interesting products coming from the Italian boutique manufacturer. LGMAquari was showing off a new fluidized bed filter along with a phytoplankton reactor…