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Bar gobies, Ptereleotris zebra: common fish are cool too

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek75p9golWc[/youtube] We may spend an inordinate amount of time talking about the rarest fish in the hobby, but we’ve got nothing but love for the bread n butter fish that…

Gardinoseris Lives! (on the Coral Hub website)

Gardinoseris planulata is a coral species which we have admired for over a decade from the scant images that were then available to view in the Coral of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Like many of our favorite corals species from…

Sneak Peek – New Alternative Reef Ceramic Frag Plugs

At a recent belated holiday party, Jim Grassinger of The Filter Guys (perhaps familiar to readers for their RO/DI systems) gave us a sneak peek at a new design for ceramic frag plugs by The Alternative Reef. The new style…

Sleek Aqua Cubic nano aquariums

The new Aqua Cubic aquariums are following the trend of open topped, sleek, stylish and functional aquariums putting as much emphasis on the outside of the aquarium as we put on the inside. Two different sizes are available — the…

Pomacentrus cheraphilus, a new damselfish species from Brunei and the Phillipines

Pomacentrus cheraphilus is a species of damselfish which was recently described from specimens collected in Brunei and the Phillipines. Gerald R. Allen, Mark V. Erdmann and Vincent V. Hiloman described Pomacentrus cheraphilus in the first issue of Aqua published this…

RD3 Speedy is new variable speed brushless DC pump from Royal Exclusiv

Royal Exclusiv has just released specifications on their Red Dragon 3 speedy variable speed brushless DC pumps. These new pumps are actually an entirely new series called “Speedy” and they incorporate major improvements over other generations of Red Dragon pumps.…

EcoPico Nano aquarium from Ecoxotic is now available

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJdl9PUiu3o&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] The Ecopico nano aquarium from Ecoxotic is now available for purchase from the Ecoxotic website and shipping to retailers. The $100 dollar nano aquarium kit has actually turned into a $109 dollar kit, but it’s still packing…

Colored Lily pipe anyone?

We recently connected with a glass smith who has begun experimenting at taking the concept of Lily pipes to the next level. Lily pipes are extremely popular with aesthetic-centric planted freshwater nature aquariums. Although Aqua Design Amano has been making…

Fish food news from Fauna Marin, Elos and New Era Aquaculture

We’re not sure what has prompted a slew of aquarium food manufacturers to out their respective feedings strategies and guides all at once, but to quote Bulk Reef Supply on fish food manufacturer’s marketing: “most reefers tend to ignore it,…

Cirrhilabrus earlei video while flashing is quite a sight to behold

Cirrhilabrus earlei, earl’s fairy wrasse, is a very beautiful labrid which is primarily found in and around Palau, well outside of the normal marine ornamental collection areas and therefore extremely rare in the trade. Earl’s fairy wrasse was only discovered…