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CDU Goldrush is an intriguing new Montipora from Corals Down Under

The CDU Goldrush is a new Monti strain that takes its name after the Australian collectors who discovered this unusual Montipora. Sharing some similar traits with favorite aquarium Montis like the Jedi…

Underwater crop circles from Japan are an amazing form of biological art

Underwater crop circles are no different from above-ground crop circles – they’re both beautiful, captivating and they both have perfectly good rational explanations for their origins. Whereas the traditional crop circles observed in fields of crops are produced by nefarious…

ReefGen offering Long Island Aquarium corals, Flamboyant cuttlefish and rare captive bred fish

ReefGen was cofounded by Laura Birenbaum and Justin Credabel to produce premium aquacultured coral, invertebrates, fishes and sharks. The operation is in collaboration with Joe Yaiullo, curator of the Long Island Aquarium, probably best known for his highly respected 12-year-old,…

SeaBones Calcium Reactor from Avast marine arrives just in time for Pirate Day

The SeaBones calcium reactor is a new finely crafted acrylic reef aquarium device from Avast Marines, the acrylicsmiths with an affinity for all thing pirate. How fitting then, that on this Talk-Like-a-Pirate Day Avast would introduce their latest calcium reactor…

Raccoon X Panda butterflyfish cross makes for one dreamy looking hybrid

Raccoon butterflyfish are one of the commonest species of Chaetodon in aquariums, while Panda butterflfyfish, Chaetodon adiergastos are very seldom kept in captive aquariums. You can gather how exciting then, it was to discover this stunning cross of raccoon and…

400 gallon Vivid Aquariums serviced reef tank is full of eye-candy

Combine a superb coral retailer such as Vivid Aquariums with someone with a genuine interest in aquariums and deep enough pockets to afford the top of the line livestock and equipment, and you got an awesome aquarium in the making.…

Reef Nutrition Beta Brine and R.O.E. debuting at MACNA

Reef Nutrition is planning on releasing a pair of new products at MACNA next weekend — Reef Nutrition R.O.E. and Beta Brine. We’ve reported on the Reef Nutrition R.O.E or real oceanic eggs earlier and they are finally ready to…

Libra doser’s stoichiometry skills and easy navigation featured in new video from Vertex

It’s no secret that we’ve been smitten with the sophisticated chemistry controls first promised by the Libra doser from Vertex Aquaristik. We’ve yet to see any Libra dosers in the wild since their announcement two years ago and first look last fall,…

Bluestripe pipefish are super gorgeous and great fish for reef tanks

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/49536991[/vimeo] This video of the blueline Honshu Pipefish shows male and female Dorhyrhamphus japonicus dancing around each other as well as a pregant male carrying a full clutch of eggs on his vent. Pipefish are such cool animals, yet they hardly get the attention they deserve.…