Finding Dory Review: An Aquarist’s Point of View

The long awaited sequel to Disney’s Finding Nemo movie, Finding Dory, finally hit theaters this past weekend and I was thrilled to attend the film on opening weekend. Finding Dory’s producers marketed the heck out of this movie for at least a…

Dads and Tanks

The restaurants aren’t jam packed with patrons, there is no breakfast in bed and the cards are more funny than sentimental. But the grill is on, it’s Open weekend, and it’s the start of summer, so yes it is Father’s…

New Wrasse and Anthias Collected in Papahanaumokuakea, Hawaii

We already know that there’s loads of new fish in the mesophotic zone of the ocean so it’s always exciting when new fish are discovered down there. It’s especially tantalizing when new fish are discovered in a national marine park,…

Ahead of “Finding Dory” premier MASNA reminds us about the potential Dory Effect

Disney’s “Finding Dory” officially premiers tomorrow and we are expecting to see a Dory Effect with a spike of interest in aquarium fish, particularly “Dory” the absent-minded blue tang or palette surgeonfish featured in this movie. There was a significant uptick…

HM Electronics makes a cool motion-controlled LED light

HM Electronics is a new lighting manufacturer out of Taiwan with a curious new aquarium LED fixture. The HME Wing LED sports a sleek angular design which is attractive on its own, but if looks isn’t enough to draw you…

Hybrid sixbar and koran angelfish surfaces in Hong Kong

The very special angelfish we have here is an extremely rare hybrid of koran angelfish and sixbar angelfish. This surprisingly familiar looking fish comes to us from Hao Hoi Company Limited in Hong Kong who acquired this fish from a supplier…

ABZÛ A New Scuba Diving Video Game Coming Soon

ABZÛ is a new video game for PS4 and PC where players will explore beautifully rendered ocean environments with fluid swimming controls. This idea reminds us of the Amphibian Project and we wonder is Giant Squid games will be offering ABZÛ with…

Rossmont Waver Review: A New Standard of Value in Propeller Pumps

Rossmont is a new company out of Italy that has been plugging away at making a new line of propeller pumps for aquariums. For the last couple of years, Rossmont has been happy to make no-frills but very modern-level propeller…

How to Reduce the Learning Curve of Keeping a Saltwater Aquarium

Since this hobby’s inception the dissemination of information has been one of the hallmarks of why we have gotten successful. But now that there is so much information, I sometimes question how it is we learn what works, especially when as…

Fragments of Hope Belize, now offering Ecological Tours

Fragments of Hope is a successful coral restoration project located inside the Laughing Bird Caye National Park Belize. In an effort to promote their sustainable mission and help support coral replenishment work, Fragments of Hope is now offer ecological tours…