First time we heard about Indonesian Pinnatus Batfish, they were rumored to be captive-bred. Then, as time went on, vendors started using “tank-raised” to describe these fish, and by 2010’s marine breeding year-in-review, we were all thinking they were likely…
Atlanta Reef Club’s annual February Frag Meeting this Saturday, Feb 12
The Atlanta Reef Club may have already had its turn to host the MACNA conference, but that doesn’t stop them from being able to hold some sizable club events at the same World Congress Center where MACNA XX went down.…
Ecoxotic’s 25 Gallon LED Aquarium — The Panorama fixture
Matt continues his review of the Ecoxotic 25 gallon LED aquarium which will be the future home of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish. Following up on his unboxing of the stand and the tank, here is Matt’s take on the 17″…
Help fund a living sea sculpture in Cancun’s underwater art museum
We are big fans of the underwater art museum in Cancun, Mexico and now we all have a way to help bring a unique project to the museum. Colleen Flanigan, a sculptor from Portland, Ore., is currently raising funds to…
Planarians move up in the tree of life, no longer such a lowly life form
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/11416114[/vimeo] Convolutriloba retrogemma, the dreaded red planaria flatworm, is a loathed aquarium pest which just moved up in the world. Although once grouped with the Platyhelminthes, the true flatworms, the Planaria which include the familiar pest have recently…
SeahorseSource.com among first to offer Moina salina starter cultures
AlgaGen, producer of live phyto and zooplankton (among other things), is working on a new Reef Pods product line, and the first to be released to retailers is the saltwater Daphnia species, Moina salina. For those of you who are…
Ecoxotic retrofits Sea Life Aquarium at LEGOLAND with LED lighting
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLH3TcHGOP4&hd=1[/youtube] Here is a great video from Ecoxotic retrofitting the Sea Life Aquarium exhibit at LEGOLAND in Carlsbad, Calif. with its 50W LED Cannon pendants. We know public aquariums can really suck a lot of juice with traditional…
ATI teases new I series Powercone skimmer (Video)
ATI released the Powercone skimmer late last year. The skimmer used a grid wheel type impeller that was promised to deliver a new bubble experience most of us dream of. Fast forward about six months and a new version of…
Coral Shop releases new organics test kit, improves other test kits
[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53eV3VJrrs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Coral Shop Organics test kit to measure dissolved organic matter (DOM) was recently released from the manufactor best known for its line of aquarium additives lines, test kits and now innovative digital dosing pumps. Organic test kits are nothing new…
Navigobius dewa, a new firefish genus and species
Navigobius dewa is a sensational new species and genus of dartfish with some very firefish-like qualities. Described in 2009 from specimen collected in Kagoshima Bay, Japan, Navigobius dewa is so unique that it was placed into a genus all it’s…
