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Forcipiger wanai is a new longnose butterflyfish species from Cenderawasih Bay

Forcipiger wanai is a new species of longnose butterflyfish which was very recently described in the seminal, three-volume book Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Twenty five new species of reef fish…

FistaFiltration making custom acrylic aquarium equipment for the UK

FistaFiltration has been making quality, custom acrylic products in the UK for the last five years and a prime example of how important it is to have creative, local small business for the overall health and resourcefulness in the hobby.…

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August 14th–Aug 20th This porcupine puffer refused to abandon its dying kin Reef Octopus Luxury 90 Aquarium seen in the wild Minimini’s ZEOvit tank in Japan Florida declares war on invasive lionfish Aqueon Evolve desktop aquarium is the cheapest tank…

Would you set up a tank full of sea pigs?

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzFxjmr5mW8[/youtube] We’ve seen some alien-looking critters in our reef tanks before but the cold water sea pigs are way up there in terms marine life oddities. Closely related to sea cucumbers, the sea pigs are a group of…

Zetlight Mini and Nano LED aquarium lights are worth a second look

Zetlight is a new aquarium lighting company with more than a few lights to meet a wide range of application. At first glance the Zetlight Mini and Nano LED appear to be another me too LED aquarium fixture from some mysterious…

Hybrid Chaetodon tinkeri x Chaetodon miliaris filmed in the wild

Hybrid butterflyfish may be often overlooked by their angelfish counterparts, but we’re still seeing lots and lots of them in the wild and in the aquarium. Tinker’s butteflyfish is frequently observed crossing with closely related species, and less often we…

TMC Reefskim takes Tropical Marine Centre Iberia into full size protein skimming (updated: for Iberia only)

The TMC Reefskim is a needle wheel powered protein skimmer from Tropical Marine Centre which finally takes the European aquarium powerhouse into the market of full sized protein skimmers. For years now TMC has had the V2Skim as a kind of toy entry-level…

Reef Octopus hang on Zeovit reactor

The Reef Octopur hang on Zeovit reactor joins a huge and growing stable of aquarium products from the Chinese company. With the high popularity of hang on back skimmers and media reactors, it’s no surprise that Zeovit reactors also received…

Sweet coral eye candy video from Ocean Blue Aquarium

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBA92kUb9U[/youtube] Nearly two years ago when MACNA was held in beautiful Orlando Florida, we had the good fortune to visit a gorgeous aquarium store called Ocean Blue Aquarium. The newly renovated store feature an impeccable layout of fish, corals and…

Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean Health Index, why fish school, crochet reefs, artificial islands, underwater hamsters, iMac aquariums and a lionfish derby

Another Friday and another interesting smorgasbord of news and tidbits. First off is news about a new Ocean Health Index developed by marine scientists from a range of conservation, academic, and government institutions this scoring system was built to assess…