Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have recently discovered genes that induce and regulate sleep may be much older than previously described. The team studied the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea to determine if these animals, which lack a centralized nervous system, still require…
New Hermit Crab Wears Live Coral Like a Backpack!
The ‘Walking Dendro’ coral known as Heteropsammia or knuckle coral is one of the most unique solitary corals. Its association with a peanut worm in its base to help get around is well known but apparently we’re just beginning to…
Sera O-Nip Tabs Are The Original Stick-On-Glass Aquarium Food
There’s somewhat of a renaissance happening with interesting fish and coral foods, especially those that stick on the glass so that critters can graze on them for a period of time. We’ve seen many offerings from New Era, Easy Reef…
Acropora plana Is One Of The Most Beautiful Acros In The Wild
While diving in Eastern in Indonesia few weeks ago, we came across some huge colonies of Acropora plana, and although we’ve seen this coral over and over for few decades, we fell in love with it once more. We believe…
Phantom Frag Plugs are sinister and we want them
We got excited when we saw these sinister looking frag plugs by Rock Hard Reefs. In fact, RHR dubs these dark gray ceramic plugs the Phantom frag plugs that come in either straight or angled designs. While most plugs are…
Sustainable Collecting Is Bringing An Explosion Of New Filipino Fish
There’s a new hub for very interesting and novel reef fish in the aquarium hobby and it’s the Philippines. This might be somewhat counterintuitive since so many of the fish for saltwater aquarium fish have come from this nation of…
ATM Aquarium Products and others sending 1 ton of reef salt, food, medications and supplies to help Irma relief
The team at ATM Aquarium Products is enlisting the help of companies like Aquatop, Exotic Marine Fish Importers Houston, V2O Foods, and MinnFinn to help stores and aquatic businesses impacted by Hurricane Irma. The goal is to deliver 1 ton of…
Ushio Getting Into Direct LED Replacement Tubes for T5 & T8
Ushio has been one of the most respected names in quality lighting components in the aquarium hobby since the beginning of high tech lighting. Better known for their high quality metal halide bulbs, Ushio is now offering a small catalog…
BiOrb Tube aquarium has a 360-degree view, but not realistic for reef setups
biOrb Tube Aquarium are one of the latest products from OASE Living Water and is exactly what is sounds like — a clear, cylindrical tube aquarium that gives you a 360-degree view of the tank. The biOrb Tube aquarium is…
Clear Water External Algae Scrubbers are tidy looking turf scrubbers
Algae turf scrubbers are a great way to control nutrients, but lets face it, most are not that pretty to look at. The new line of Clear Water External Algae Scrubbers are tidy units that are designed to maximize space…
