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Coral Reefs in the 21st Century: Reasons to Hope and to Despair

International Aquarium Congress | Day 3 We’ve all heard the doom and gloom reports of dying, degraded, bleached reefs, but is the situation really that bad? Dr. James Guest gave a keynote…

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Biota’s Bristletail Filefish are TRAINED to Eat Aiptasia!

Bristletail filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus, is a well known reef fish that has a strong potential to eat Aiptasia and Majano pest anemones. Despite their long record, I’d actually never personally employed one for this purpose, opting instead for peppermint shrimp and/or copperband…

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PE Flake Food Coming in 2017 From Piscine Energetics

We just recently found out that Piscine Energetics had developed their own process for making pellet food with fresh mysis shrimp and now we learn they’re working on doing the same thing in a flake food. PE Flake, as the name…

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LiveAquaria Reinvests in Delivering the Best Marine Livestock

LiveAquaria is a company that needs no introduction in the North American reef aquarium hobby. From rare fish to exotic corals and 100% captive grown frags, the Rhinelander based livestock company has been a leader in our industry for the better…

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Say goodbye to feeding clips with Easy Reef Masstick

For anyone that’s fumbled with seaweed and feeding clips, they you might want to check out Easy Reef Masstick, a self-adhering food you mix up and slap on the side of your aquarium. Masstick comes in a powder that you…

MiniMax SUMP puts Innovative Marine’s Reactor Down Below

The MiniMax SUMP is a new media reactor in Innovative Marine’s growing catalog of AQUA Gadgets for the home aquarium. Their simple and easy to service reactors have been a favorite of users in hang-on applications, especially for all in…

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Gorgeous Aberrant Dottybacks Collected in Philippines

Pictichromis dottybacks are a staple of the marine aquarium hobby, with strawberry and diadema dottybacks being a common and hardy fish well suited for beginner reef tanks. Since these fish are so abundant and often seen in tanks and stores,…

MaxSpect ICv6 is Ready to Kickoff Their Aquarium Ecosystem

MaxSpect first appeared on the world aquarium stage as an upstart LED lighting company. Over the years their designs have really broken away from the pack, and they’ve introduced many light fixtures with great value and performance, and which many…

Catch and Release Mini Aquarium, IAC 2016

International Aquarium Congress 2016 | DAY 1 Catch and release mini aquariums is a novel approach to creating self-sustaining seasonal aquariums, where each year the animals go back to the ocean. These unique aquariums exist in remote coastal locations on the…