Stunning Hybrid Juvenile Lemonpeel arrives at Quality Marine

2011 is off to a good start rare fish wise with this Juvenile Lemonpeel Hybrid arriving at Quality Marine a couple of days ago. The hybrid angelfish in question is most likely a Centropyge flavissimus x C. vroliki cross. Although…

TMC V2 Ozone generator now available in the US from Quality marine

The TMC V2 Ozone generator is the first cold plate ceramic ozone generator to become available in the US via Quality Marine. The TMC V2 Ozone has an adjustable output which ranges from 25-250mg of ozone per hour and an…

Chrysiptera cf. parasema has been officially described as C. arnazae

Chrysiptera arnazae is the newest described species of damselfish in this popular genus of aquarium fish. The yellowtail demoiselle, C. parasema is one of the most ubiquitous fish in the marine hobby, a species which many of us have used…

Nahacky’s wrasse appears in the Industry, thanks to Fiji

For the record, Fiji is my favorite country in the world. I’d love to live there someday, and having a nicknamed NaHacky’s wrasse in the area is all the more reason to. The NaHacky’s wrasse  has passed through marine wholesaler…

Xanthichthys sp. “dorsopunctatus”: the Christmas Island triggerfish is a new species, not a hybrid

Xanthichthys sp. “dorsopunctatus” is an unusual triggerfish species which we have been researching for the better part of a year and half since we first encountered a specimen at a House of Fins in Greenwich CT. Last week Quality Marine…

TMC Aquaray LED light gets new controller and power options

The AquaRay and AquaBeam LED lights from Tropical Marine Centre (TMC) now have two different controller options to choose from. Quality Marine recently posted that they now have in stock the AquaRay Control and the AquaRay Power Control “each of…

Maui proposes bill to regulate fish harvesting

Maui county in Hawaii is exploring new legislature to tighten up the state’s existing laws on how ornamental fish for the aquarium trade are treated when caught before they reach the distribution channel. The bill proposed last week would give…

Quality Marine bringing Cook Island aquacultured clams back to the U.S.

Cook Island aquacultured clams are set to return to the U.S. aquarium market thanks to the efforts of livestock wholesaler Quality Marine. Following some changes to the CITES permitting process for Tridacna, after few years of legal wrangling Quality Marine…

Tigrio is a new live copepod from Nutramar

Tigrio is a new live food product from Nutramar which includes living Tigriopus sp. copepods, most likely C. californicus. The new product is a 4oz bottle which is kept refrigerated and it contains an unspecified number of Tigrio individuals, most…