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New jawfish species from Japan, Opistognathus trimaculatus
Opistognathus trimaculatus is a new species of jawfish from Japan that was discovered in the famous Tosa Bay. This bay in the Kochi Prefecture of southern Japan is also the namesake of…
How do schooling fish . . . School?
The ocean and reef environment is home to many interesting and fascinating behaviors. Schooling fish is among the first such notable behaviors that visitors of the underwater realm can usually see in abundance, but we’re still trying to figure out…
Nixie is a wearable drone that flies right off your wrist
Nixie is a wrist-mounted drone that can fly right off your wrist for taking the perfect adventure selfie. The Nixie wearable drone has bendable legs which snap around your wrist so you can wear it just like a watch. Nixie can…
The Austral Islands could become the worlds largest marine reserve
A new marine reserve proposed for the Austral archipelago, could become the largest marine protected area in the world at a potential 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles). Elected representatives from five inhabited islands of French Polynesia’s Austral archipelago, Rimatara, Rurutu,…
Fragments of Hope, Coral Reef Restoration in Belize
Fragments of Hope, is a coral reef restoration project in Belize and is one of the Caribbean’s most successful reef restoration projects with over 60,000 coral fragments planted to date on three different reefs sites/cayes. The project focuses on restoring…
Intova Duo Sport Action Cam is an inexpensive waterproof HD Camera
Whether or not you are a diver, having a waterproof camera in this hobby is a nice perk. But more often than not, they are too expensive to even consider. For $50 though, the new Intova Duo Sport Action Cam…
Top 10 great legacy aquarium products that are still being sold
A couple of weeks ago we lamented the fact that some pretty useless aquarium products are still widely available to purchase. Today’s piece is the flip side of that coin, with an overview of some great legacy products that you…
‘Clown Face’ zoanthids are part of a whole new breed of Palythoa
Zoanthids are some of the most popular and collectable group of corals for the home aquarium. We’ve never personally been sucked into the zoanthid craze but we’ve always reserved a greater amount of interest and respect for the larger polyped Palythoa…
Ruby Red Dragonet successfully captive bred by ORA
The Ruby Red Dragonet is one of the newcomers to the aquarium world and yet, ORA has already managed to successfully breed this species. Building on their previous success with other species of dragonets and scooter blennies, Oceans Reefs &…
Corals inside no-take zones are more resilient to natural disturbances
As marine biodiversity continues to decline it is important we maximize the effectiveness of conservation efforts. The Great Barrier Reef is facing multiple threats from natural and man-made natural disturbances but for the first time, researchers at the Australian Institute of…
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…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
