Nest of rare chain cat shark eggs fished up from over 800ft deep

Justin Perlow is a rare fish enthusiast who previously shared with us his yellow anthias and orange-margin butterflyfish. This time J-dog is back with an awesome story of how he came to own possibly one of the coolest, aquarium-suitable sharks…

MaxSpect upgraded G2 Aquarium LED Light fixture

There is an upgrade to the original G1 LED light aptly called the G2. This new Maxspect G2 led fixture is much like the original G1 with some added upgraded features. The biggest seems to be in the circuity as…

Cherry Corals scores a handful of highly coveted Arcohelia rediviva

We first fell in love with Arcohelia rediviva back in May 2009 when we saw for the first time the amazing color and shape of a specimen which quickly sold from LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den. For a few months not a…

Nano Evo Koralias are here and they are pretty darn small

The Nano Koralia Evolution water pumps have arrived and we are pleased with the success Hydor has had in developing a tiny prop pump that is both functional and discreet. As you can see from the image above, the Nano…

Biopellet reactor in the works by Aquarium Specialty and NextReef

Hot on the heels of the announcement of Fauna Marin Zeo-Matic 2 Reactor we come to learn that Aquarium Specialty is working with NextReef to develop of fluidized Biopellet Reactor. It only makes sense that the North American distributor of…

Fauna Marin’s new ZeoMatic 2 Zeolith reactor

Fauna Marin has released their new Zeo matic 2 and we should be able to place orders for it next month. This Zeomatic 2 features a self cleaning system with both water and air cleaning. You won’t need an extra…

Piebald zebrasoma tang swimming around a crazy ‘quarantine’ reef tank

The piebald Zebrasoma tang featured in this video has some of the most unusual color patterning we’ve seen in this genus. Leave it to Chingchai, creator of the 1200 gallon DSPS reef tank, to have what appears to be a…

Promotional Video for Reefstock at the Downtown Aquarium, Denver Colorado

ReefStock is a hobbyist oriented reef aquarium show that will be taking place in Denver Colorado for the third year. On March 13th, 2010, hundreds of reefers and dozens of reefing companies will descend at the Denver Downtown Aquarium for…

Plantimal: Green Sea Slug part animal, part plant

Green is the way to go and researchers at the University of South Florida recently discovered a green sea slug that has evolved over time to produce its own chlorophyll making it the first animal to actually produce the substance…

Ecosystem Aquarium no longer publishing Reef Life Magazine

Like Conan O’brien on the Tonight Show, rumors that Ecosystem is dropping Reef Life Magazine have turned out to be true with the letter that was sent out to subscribers this week. The first paragraph is quoted below: Due to…