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Spiny Sea Dragon successfully captive bred in New Zealand
The Spiny Sea Dragon is an exquisite marine fish which often takes a back seat to the much better known and more ostentatious leafy and weedy sea dragons. The only time we’ve ever…
ReefBrite XHO Hybrid fixture with T5 & LED light
The ReefBrite XHO hybrid T5 & LED fixture is a new reef aquarium light with neat features going for it, but housed in an unfortunate looking package. What makes ReefBrite’s new T5 xho hybrid fixture noteworthy is a large, dual parabolic reflector design…
Bounce mushrooms are being found in a rainbow of colors
Bounce mushrooms are taking the marine aquarium hobby by storm, and catapulting mushroom anemones to the top of elite coral reefers most-wanted list. About a month ago we reported on one especially endowed specimen of the original Bounce Mushroom selling…
Old Tank Syndrome Revisited
Continuing with my theme from last week, I thought it might be a good time to revisit what has come to be known as “Old tank Syndrome” – or as Joe Yaiullo dubbed it “lazy old hobbyist syndrome”. Actually there…
Symphyllia: So Stunning, Yet Success Eludes Me!
Symphyllia are some of the most colorful large-polyp stony corals out there. Their bodies resemble Lobophyllia in many ways, but unlike lobos, they have a much more diverse color arrangement. I’ve seen them come in just about every color imaginable,…
Top 5 big reef fish discoveries from the Philippines this year
It’s been a busy year for the reef aquarium hobby and especially for reef fish discoveries in the Philippines. The Philippines is the largest single exporter of ornamental fish for the aquarium trade. With a population of nearly 100 milion people,…
Leptoseris papyracea, the other branching Lepto coral
Leptoseris is a genus of coral that has absolutely blown up in the marine aquarium hobby in the last few years. Notable efforts to collect rare and unusual strains of Leptos, especially by Fox and Worldwide, have led to more…
Super DaVinci Clownfish release will be pushed back to next year
The most exciting new strain of domesticated Amphiprion this year was easily the Super DaVinci clownfish revealed by Sea & Reef Aquaculture. For those of you hoping to get your fins on this striking new clownfish strain, you’ll have to wait…
Hotspot of aberrant scopas tangs discovered south west of Java
Aberrant scopas tangs, also known as koi tangs and tricolor tangs are very unique form of the Zebrasoma scopas surgeonfish. A normal scopas tang is a fairly easy fish to overlook with a spade shaped body outline that has a basic…
3.3 Fairy Wrasses: The rubriventralis group
The rubriventralis group features some of the most beloved and charming species of fairy wrasses, ornately adorned with painterly brilliance and morphological exuberance. Unlike some of the characteristically larger members of Cirrhilabrus, the rubriventralis group members remain small, rarely exceeding…
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…
