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Saltwater fish can’t do this! Cichlid parents rule

There are few writers in the marine aquarium world who can claim to love marine fish any more than we do. We do our best to cover the weird, the rare, the…

Nano Aquarium

There are so many more Trimma out there waiting to be discovered and offered

Trimma are the quintessential nano reef fish that is bound to show up on the planning board when it comes to stocking up a small tank. Over the years the Trimma gobies are gaining popularity and more and more species…

FistaFiltration teases us with ‘Nano Drop’ aquarium

You might remember FistaFiltration, the UK-based acrylicsmith we covered in 2012. We were recently teased with an interesting take on the nano aquarium from the company dubbed the FistaFiltration Nano Drop aquarium. The nano-sized drop tank holds around 70 liters…

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Giesemann adds a few updated features to LEDs

The Giesemann LED line has had a few upgrades recently to give current and future owners a bit more control over their German LED fixtures. The company recently shared information on a new ‘Sunshift’ feature For Futura and Futura-S platforms…

Saltwater Fish

Aberrant Moorish Idol absolutely defies belief

This aberrant moorish idol from Segrest Farms is a specimen the likes of which we never expected to see. There’s only one species of moorish idol, Zanclus canescens, and it is placed in its own family Zanclidae, which split off from the…

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The 2013 LED Showdown Final is Here!

The 2013 LED Showdown is at its final two contenders and this year we have America’s powerhouse LED manufacturers going head to head – AquaIllumination Hydra/Hydra 52 vs. Ecotech Radion/Radion PRO. Both are worthy lights that really are incredible, showing…

Equipment

Protect Your Marine Livestock from the Perils of Powerheads

We marine aquarium hobbyists generally strive to create aquatic environments that are as naturalistic as possible for the animals in our care. We use high-quality salt mixes to replicate natural sea water (assuming we don’t collect salt water directly from…

Companies

Eheim StreamON+ propeller pump gets a thorough hands-on video

The Eheim StreamON propeller pump is the venerable company’s first new pump design in years. While there’s been nary a trickle of information or details on this side of the pond, we’ve done our best to vacuum up as much…

ORA's captive-bred Red Sea Mimic Blenny, Ecsenius gravieri.

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ORA Breaks the Blenny Barrier – Captive-Bred Red Sea Mimic Blennies!

Today, ORA announced the successful breeding of the Red Sea Mimic Blenny, Ecsenius gravieri, and with it, the impenetrable blenny-barrier has been broken. For years if not decades, it has seemed that the successful captive breeding of the combtooth Blennies from…

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New Morse Code PNG Maroon Clownfish from Sea & Reef

Sea & Reef Aquaculture announced the release of their new PNG-lineage “Morse Code” Maroon Clownfish, Premnas biaculeatus. Lovers of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish, or for that matter any of the unusual Maroon Clownfish that came out of Papua New Guinea…