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Oxycheilinus samurai, a new wrasse species with the coolest name

Oxycheilinus samurai, the Samurai Wrasse is a new species of reef fish from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and Panay Islands of Philippines. Among the maori wrasses of the Oxycheilinus genus O.…

Coral Identification

Bubble Coral – How To Identify Four Species

Bubble Coral Bubble Corals are found throughout the Indo-Pacific and can be recognized by their smoothy pearly vesicles. The bubble coral is not to be mistaken for a soft coral or fish eggs, bubble corals are stony corals with skeletons just…

Octo CalReact is a worthy new calcium reactor

The Octo CalReat is one of the most polished and refined traditional calcium reactors released on the market in a long while. The CalReact is basically identical to Octo’s previous calcium reactor, with the very 2016 move of replacing the main…

Lipogramma haberorum & L. levinsoni, two more new species of deepwater reef fish

Lipogramma levinsoni and L. haberorum are yet two more new species to be officially described in the last 24 hours. Hot on the heels of Plectranthias takasei, a fish we knew about but didn’t have a name for, are two new Lipogramma species, neither…

Reef Builders Recap, Episode #2

This week on the Reef Builders Recap we go over all the latest and coolest news of the previous seven days. We discuss some exciting discoveries in the animal world, from hybrid helfrich’s firefish to xanthic eibl’s angelfish. We didn’t…

New Species

Plectranthias takasei, a gorgeous new species of basslet from Japan

Plectranthias takasei is the newest species of reef fish to be described and what a fantastic new fish it is. This attractive ‘Hinomaru Perchlet’ also has the honor of being described by some serious fish nerds, including the Ichthyologist formerly known…

Conservation

Goddess Garden Organics – Reef Safe Sunscreen

Reef Safe Sunscreen Goddess Garden Organics have gone above and beyond to eliminate all ingredients from their sunscreen which could be harmful to corals. Goddess Garden sunscreen is made with plant-based ingredients, is certified organic, reef safe, and biodegradable making it…

Conservation

OceanPositive Swimwear Is Made From Recycled Ghost Nets

OceanPositive OceanPositive is a new line of swimwear made from recycled fishing nets. This new swimwear collecting was created by Fourth Element to raise awareness about abandoned ghost nets, and to help protect the ocean environment. "Ghost Nets amount to over 600,000…

All-In-One Or Build Your Own Aquarium

All-In-One Or Build Your Own Aquarium All-in-one aquariums are a quick and easy way to get started in reef keeping. Build your own requires you purchase each piece of equipment separately and then learn to put it all together. Both…

Macro Aqua’s Flow Generator is like half of a MaxSpect Gyre Pump

Macro Aqua’s had a huge year of new product announcements and introductions. The Flow Swing saw widespread distribution through Aquatic Life and they rocked the paradigm of protein skimmers with a wild new skimmer design. Alas, their new Flow Generator…