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Diversity of South Pacific Maxima clams revealed in Tahiti Marine video

Giant clams of the genus Tridacna and Hippopus come in a wide range of mantle colors and textures but of all the species, Tridacna maxima are some of the most diverse. At Tahiti in the South…

Microbe Lift Coral Food Plus is the nutritional kitchen sink

Coral Food Plus by Microbe Lift is a gastronomic smorgasbord to feed all your corals with a huge diversity of food items. Microbe Lift drafted the recipe for Coral Food Plus to include everything that all corals might need and want,…

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Showstopping jaguar Indophyllia at Age of Aquariums

This amazing Cynarina Indophyllia was the crown jewel of the Age of Aquariums booth at Reef-a-Palooza. This healthy specimen was going for a fraction of the price of the bright chalice morphs that filled booths around the show and we were amazed…

The most beautiful goldflake angelfish spotted in South Africa

For a fish that lives in the Central Pacific Ocean, we never thought we’d see the finest example of a goldflake angelfish in South Africa of all places. But sure enough, while in Johannesburg we dipped into one of the…

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Tips for Childproofing Your Saltwater Aquarium

Kids do the darndest things—especially the little ones. From the moment they learn to crawl, they seem to have the uncanny knack to zero in on the one circumstance in their environment that presents a hazard to life and limb—even…

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Take your iPad underwater because iDive, that’s why

When you first hear about the iDive underwater iPad case, the notion of taking your computer tablet underwater seems superfluous to many of us. But for the divers in the room, being able to use the iDive to do some…

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Guess to win Ecotech Marine’s next new product

Here’s a fun one: Ecotech Marine has a new product right on the horizon and rather than let it drop like a sack of potatoes, how about we have a little contest? If you can guess what Ecotech Marine’s new…

ORA’s captive bred Randall’s assessor is the only way you’re gonna get this fish

There’s not a lot of options for schooling fish in a reef tank but besides cardinalfish and anthias, the Assessors make arguably one of the best choice for small colorful open water swimmers. We’ve already lavished heaps of praise for Randall’s…

What’s your favorite piece of vintage reef gear?

The reef aquarium hobby’s not getting any younger, and with each passing day our reef aquarium equipment is getting less cutting edge. There once was a time when the Eco-Aqualyzer was going to revolutionize water quality with simply magnets, and…

Fu Manchu lionfish are reef-safe, especially when they are tame

Lionfish are not the first fish we think of as suitable reef aquarium residents, but this has more to do with their propensity to eat small fish and inverts and the hit their food requirements places on the biology of…