Alright all you naysayers, just simmer down for a second and let us get some words out before you get all riled up in the comments. First of all, please raise your hand if you’ve ever seen a ghostly white…
Terminal phase supermale tiger wrasse, Thallassoma hardwicki
The tiger wrasse, Thallassoma hardwicki, may not be all that uncommon but it is a rare sight to see a fully grown supermale specimen. Hardiwcki wrasses are often seen at the LFS as small 3-4″ specimens which barely display the…
E-lite LED light from Elos might be crippled by the LED patent
For a high end light targeted at nano tanks, besides looking good and being bright the E-lite sure doesn’t do much else. There is no built in timer, there is no dimming feature, there is no separate circuit for turning…
Octopus blames SoCal Aquarium staff for flooding
The staff of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium discovered tuesday morning that hundreds of gallons of seawater had flooded the building. The source of the flooding was discovered to originate from an octopus aquarium which had been carelessly designed to…
Nature’s Image artificial live rock hits the US market
Nature’s image, a company that has been producing fake corals for a while now has introduced a new line of fake live rock. The rock which is available in various sizes is a great way to get that show piece…
Laguna Farms premium fish and coral food
A new fish and coral food that has been making waves across the country slowly is Laguna Farms. Their signature product Premium fish and coral food Contains 11 marine ingredients – Fish, Shrimp, Clams, Squid, Fish Eggs, Oysters, Krill, Seaweed,…
Histiophryne psychedelica: Psychedelic frogfish has no lure and it doesn’t swim
What do you get when you cross a human face with an anglerfish and a beach ball? You get a psychedelic frogfish with forward facing eyes that prefers to bounce around over swimming. The freaky flat anglerfish we first told…
Richard Pyle talks about exploring the reef’s Twilight Zone
Richard Pyle is the pre-eminent fish nerd, deep diver extraordinaire. In this illuminating video Dr. Pyle talks about what it’s like to do really deep dive and the focus it takes to cacth elusive fish at those depths. Richard’s main…
Tunze 7096 controller seen in the wild for the first time
We received these spy photos of probably one of the first ever 7096 multi-controllers by Tunze. The controller has several new modes and features. Not the least of which is a USB connection so that you can program your Tunze…
ATB 1050 vs ATI skimate protein skimmer pictures
We suppose this was bound to happen eventually but a new Economical 1050 ATB model has been placed next to the ATI skimmer. You can notice the skimate on the ATB is obviously darker in color and thicker. What does…
