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Ixa cylindrus is a spooky purple crab for your peaceful refugium
Ixa is a small genus of crabs with very unique characteristics that separate this group from most other. The grooves that meander around the carapace are characteristic for this genus, and gives the…
Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems Verus 850 is aimed at large aquaculture facilities
The Verus 850 is Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems’ latest addition of large pumps aimed at aquaculture facilities and commercial aquaria. With a non-corrosive all plastic design and stainless steel internals the pumps are saltwater rated, and the pumps feature “breakthrough” impellers…
Incredible freshwater fish like this jeweled betta are impossible to ignore
Reef Builders is clearly a specialist in the marine and reef aquarium side of the hobby but we still have lots of appreciation for incredible freshwater fish. This year’s Aquarama fish competition featured so many unbelievable fish specimens that we…
ProVolitans & EasyLED make a truly professional grade LED light
At first glance the ProVolitans LED light appears to be woefully plain, simple and with an alarming lack of apparent heatsinking but we’re glad we gave them some closer inspection at Aquarama 2013. What seems to be a simple LED…
Tanked learns a hard lesson from hasty fish stocking
When you rush in this hobby, things go wrong — really wrong. This is evident in the news that one shark is dead and another wounded in a fiasco for the Animal Planet‘s Tanked team at a Coney Island, New…
Myripristis botche, the lesser known but beautiful blacktip soldierfish on display during Aquarama 2013
If you think Soldierfishes are something unattractive and common, you’ll be sure to change your mind after one look at this exquisite fish that was on display at Aquarama 2013. The subadult Blacktip or Finspot Soldierfish became an instant hit during…
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On location in Bali, Indonesia – birthplace of the first captive bred clarion angelfish
Just over two months ago we took delight in reporting that the highly coveted and gorgeous Clarion angelfish had been successfully bred and reared, in Bali, Indonesia of all places. From a distance it may seem odd that Holacanthus clarionensis would…
Omega Sea Premium Reef & Marine Salt produce more saltwater with less mix
Omega Sea Premium Reef Salt and Premium Reef Salt are two new mixes from an unlikely player. Omega Sea is well known for producing a wide range of aquarium fish foods made from the freshest ingredients but now they are…
Tips for Adding New Fish to an Established Community
Here at Saltwater Smarts, we frequently advise our fellow salties to introduce fish species to an aquarium in the order of least aggressive to most aggressive. Using this tactic goes a long way toward ensuring peaceful cohabitation in a fish…
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…
