Here is a fun little animated video which tells the amusing story of how corals live and what happens when reef ecosystems suffer from coral bleaching. If you have kids who are always asking questions about your reef tank, now…
Rare Hybrid of Pyramid Butterflyfish is caught from Indonesian water
Hybrids reef fish are sometimes a puzzle for your head, especially with closely related species. Here is another less commonly seen butterflyfish hybrid between the Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) and Black Pyramid Butterflyfish (H. zoster). There is no official record…
More drool-worthy images of maricultured Bali acropora, coming to the US soon
Following our earlier post on some jaw-dropping colonies of Acropora speciosa we have since received additional pictures of other Bali Acros being maricultured in this part of Indonesia. What strikes us most about this new set of Bali Acros pictures…
Koralia SmartWave pump controller is perfect for producing desirable gyre flow
The Hydor Koralia SmartWave pump controller had the potential to be a really average product, even at $69 but everything about Hydor’s pump switching device indicates that attention was paid to the details. The user experience of the SmartWave begins…
Opinion: I heart LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den
This post would be in total fanboy territory were it not for the fact that the Diver’s Den has become a fixture of American reef aquarium culture. Like Reefer Madness before it, for many years LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den has been…
ReefPearls getting bigger, ideal for small fish and LPS
Recently ReefPearls began production on a larger version of the tasty food that will be hitting the market giving smaller fish and corals such as LPS a tasty treat. The original version was 5 to 200 micron and the new…
Opinion: Mueller’s butterflyfish are gross
I’m sure there’s been plenty of times when we posted a rare fish with subtle beauty that few readers appreciated but the Mueller’s copperband butterflyfish is not one of them – it’s just gross. I scoured high and low for…
Avast Marine Top Off kit enlists magnets and controllers in the fight against evaporation
The Avast Marine Top Off kit is a new weapon in the never ending struggle between reef builders and the dropping water level in their sumps. Like a sailor lost at sea with a leaking dingy, the average reef aquarist…
Nice male Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp. 3 makes aquarium premier at Greenwich Aquaria
The Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp.3 is yet another never before seen species of exotic reef fish to get widely documented at Greenwich Aquaria before anywhere else in the country. Somewhat resembling Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis, the Kenya fairy wrasse also sports…
Red Sea rolls out Reef Care Program trial packs
For those of you on the fence about the new Red Sea Reef Care Program the new Red Sea Reef Care Program trial packs might be something you would be interested in. Instead of having to dish out for the…
