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Understanding Difficult Fish: Why Expert Only Isn’t a Simple Term
When I was a brand new hobbyist, one of the facets of keeping fish I enjoyed most was research. Like most scientifically inclined people, learning about livestock was (and is) something I…
$20,000 Rare Fish, Probiotic Concoction and Zoa Brackets continue!
It’s been another eventful week! Salem stayed at the house for a long weekend and we toured some home aquariums and several local fish stores. Needless to say, we’ve got some new content to explore. I’m most excited about all the…
What’s in Their Water: An Analysis of Core Chemical Parameters Among Vendors at a Coral Show
Last week, I went to Saint Louis (Remy’s stomping grounds) to make content and speak at the Reefing USA coral show. Before coming, Remy had the great idea of testing all the vendor’s systems at the show to analyze potential…
$20,000 Odontanthias rhodopeplus is a Super-Rare Treat from the Twilight Zone
Rare and Deepwater fish vendor Unique Fins is holding a single specimen of the Anthiadinae species Odontanthias rhodopeplus, that it claims is probably the rarest fish to be imported in the 2020s so far. With no english common names, Boro-sakuradai,…
Yellow Gobies are the Best Fish for Nano Reef Tanks
I want to take a moment to highlight one of the unsung fishy heroes of the nano reefing world, the humble Yellow Goby. Also known as the Yellow Clown Goby or Okinawa Goby, Gobiodon okinawae is a small, bright yellow…
Reef Builders Presents: Reef Royale Bracket Challenge!
UPDATED 4/7/24 – The Final Four games are complete! Grand Master Krakatoa’s (61%) took the win over Utter Chaos (39%) and Stratosphere’s (67%) beat out Mary Jane’s (33%). The final match will take place April 8th. We will also select…
Double-headed Master Scoly is Twice The Delight
We have been lucky to have experienced wild twin Scolys in our wholesale days and read with interest when Ultra Coral Australia released information back in 2022 on how they propagated them by cutting the base off. Well, it turns…
Video: Is the New Probiotic Concoction Coral Food Safe to Use?
In the latest episode of the Reef Builders Reef Therapy Podcast, Remy and Salem speak with Allan Vo of Critical Reef Theory about his “concoction” – a bacterial polyculture utilized as a coral food constructed from common dry goods in…
How to Quarantine Copperbands and Get Them Feeding
One of the most stunning marvels of the reef, the Copperband Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus, is something of an idol within the reef-keeping industry. Gold and pearly white, these delicate fish flit around tanks with such poise, capturing the eye of…
Cade’s Reef X offers a Bolt-On extra tank solution for existing Reef Systems
Cade aquariums have teased us with an interesting new aquarium model they are soon to release called Reef X. In essence, it is an extra tank that can be plumbed into an existing sump-based reef tank, sharing its water, yet…
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…
Eviota bacata is a New Species of dwarfgoby from New Caledonia
A new species of Eviota goby has been described from Grand Terra, New Caledonia, taking…
Signature Frags’ Split Personality Spliced Acro May Have Been Born Out of Stress!
Reef Builders is no stranger to spliced Acropora, but this one came out of British…
Reef Builders Raj Works on 10,000 Gallon Mega Tank Build
Raj has never really flexed his skill set to the Reef Builders audience before. He…
