Paracheilinus alfiani is only a few days old as a newly minted species and already we have the world’s first videos of the new flasher wrasse. The video clip of Alfian’s flasher wrasse comes to us from Anna & Ned…
Traveling to Reef-A-Palooza 2016? Why you should stay at the event hotel
Reef-A-Palooza Orlando is just around the corner and for 2016 the show has a new place to call home, the Caribe Royale All-Suite Hotel and Convention Center. Reef aquarium shows, events and conferences take place in all kinds of venues…
Build My LED exits the aquarium game to focus on horticulture
When we met the team from Build My LED at MACNA four years ago, we saw a novel concept and a great product. Sadly, after four years the Build My LED team is hanging up the aquarium cleats and will…
An explosion of color in Aqua Medic USA’s Cubicus reef tank
Today’s featured reef is a gorgeous Aqua Medic Cubicus all in one aquarium, set up in the offices of Aqua Medic USA. This little tank is slightly tweaked from the stock Cubicus aquarium, with different lights and flow, and it…
A couple swanky new Coral and Clownfish posters from ORA
ORA has couple new coral and fish posters out to celebrate and catalog the myriad of species that they grow. Oceans Reefs & Aquariums, better known as ORA, has been the forerunner of developing clownfish strains and bringing exciting coral…
ME Amino POLYP Extender for coral growth, coloration
ME Amino POLYP Extender by ME Coral is a highly concentrated amino acid solution that is designed to encourage coral growth and coloration, minus all the phosphates. So what is in ME Amino Polyp Xtender? It is made primarily a…
Acidic oceans, not warmer oceans are making it harder for baby corals to survive
We’ve all heard the story, the worlds oceans are become more acidic which is bad news for corals. A new study published Friday in the journal Science Advances suggests that ocean acidification may be affecting the growth rates of baby…
Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum & P. xanthocirritus, three new flasher wrasses
Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum and P. xanthocirritus are three new species joining the ranks of flasher wrasses. The description of these three new Paracheilinus is part of a massive review of the genus overall and it sorts out a few of…
FishBit: So Easy Even I Can Use It!
Regular Saltwater Smarts visitors are well aware that I’m not exactly what you’d call “tech-savvy” or an “early adopter” when it comes to the latest gadgetry (though I am intrigued by this newfangled doohickey the kids call an “eight-track player”—it’s…
5 Challenges to Effective Information Sharing in the Marine Aquarium Hobby
A few weeks back, I had the privilege of speaking at the first annual Buckeye Reef Marine Expo down in Bowling Green, Ohio (which, by the way, was a tremendous success, thanks to the tireless efforts of Jesse Lambdin, Joe…
