It’s official – arguably the only event of it’s kind in the country (oh heck, let’s just go big and say the only one in the WORLD), the 2nd Annual Marine Breeder’s Workshop has been announced for Saturday, July 23,…
The Reefstock Allstars have some Thorny Competition in the Muzac Biz
[youtube width=”600″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpMOrX1fzGM[/youtube] We thought reefers were the only geeks to melodically rhapsodize about the wet life. We thought wrong. Nothing like ichtho-molectular-bio-genetic-research parodies of Timberlake and Timbaland to bring aquatic geekdom to a whole new level. While it’s not…
Winners of the Vertex ME video contest announced, congrats to Williamsport Area High School
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdP7Oy_t1cU[/youtube] Vertex Aquaristik recently announced the winners of their Vertex ME contest and we have to say that based on merit alone, we were pretty sure that Williamsport Area High School was going to win. With over 2000…
CAD Lights LED system even comes with a remote control
The CAD LED System is an affordable reef light which not only has a utilitarian design but it also has a remote control for independent adjustment of the two LED color channels. CAD Lights Aquariums is better known for building…
Did Joyce Wilkerson’s Book ‘Clownfishes’ suddenly become a high-value collector’s item?!
One of the most-often recommended books for marine fish breeders, Joyce D. Wilkerson’s book Clownfishes, suddenly seems to be a hot commodity. I often tell people to, “buy this book, because often times if the answers to your questions are…
Mauritius Triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, is a picasso trigger you’ve probably never heard of
The Mauritius triggerfish, Rhinecanthus cinereus, is one of seven species in the genus of Picasso triggerfish. Known only from the Western Indian Ocean, we’ve actually never seen the Mauritius triggerfish in person and the image above is the only one…
Metis LED from Pacific Sun is packing a serious LED package
The Metis LED is PacificSun’s newest solution for high performance LED reef aquarium lighting. Since PacificSun has been designing and manufacturing original LED lights for the aquarium hobby just about longer than anyone, their Metis is probably the first 4th…
New bill threatens to ban commercial reef fish harvest in Hawaii – updated
On the heels of Ret Talbot’s January 2011 CORAL Magazine article on the Hawaiian Marine Aquarium Fish Trade comes a bill in the Hawaii State Legislature to amend Chapter 188 of the Hawaii State Statute. Specifically, revisions to marine life…
Mauritius coral beauty angelfish has a beautiful “Tiger Tail”
The “Tiger-Tail” coral beauty is an interesting specimen of Centropyge bispinosa that was collected around Mauritius. Like the Paracheilinus piscilineatus we posted about yesterday, this West Indian Ocean reef fish was imported by Yadokariya of Japan. It is unclear whether…
New mini aquarium series by CAD Lights
Cad lights has released their new Mini aquarium series. These aquariums are pico sized and will come in 4, 8, and 20 gallon sizes. Each Mini series is fitted with 2 panel or 3 panel LED fixtures. These are full…
