Matthew Wittenrich comments on new developments in marine fish breeding

We want to thank Matthew L. Wittenrich for contributing the following post. Matt is the author of Breeder’s Guide to Marine Fish and he is the founder of the awesome Aquatic Pixels website.  Photo of Queen trigger larvae by Andy…

New VorTech MP10 action video from EcoTech Marine

With the Vortech MP10 being prepared for imminent release, EcoTech Marine is laying some video groundwork to tell the reefing populace more about this exciting new product. The two new videos from EcoTech feature the MP10 in action producing a…

Blue Reef Photography is a rare fish lover’s wet dream

Ballina, semicinctus and conspicillatus angelfish, Amphichaetodon butterfly, latezonatus clownfish and more are all centerfolded in Frank Baensch’s Blue Reef Photography website. If you have even a little bit of appreciation for rare fish, diving or underwater photography then you will…

5 affordable and 1 expensive rare fish on LiveAquaria right now

Although many rare fish may cost an arm and a leg, there are many unusual and rarely seen fish which can be purchased for reasonable prices. For as rare as it is, the Bali Blackstripe Basslet, Liopropoma latifasciatum is cheap…

LiveAquaria uploads rare fish hall of fame gallery to facebook

For those of you who missed some of the extremely rare fish that LiveAquaria has peddled in the last few months, LiveAquaria has just uploaded a rare fish hall of fame gallery to their facebook account. The notable entries include…

Poor Nemo won’t be able to find his home if someone doesnt add buffer to the oceans

We’re not sure what’s up with ocean and reef research lately but there seems to be quite a plethora of gloomy ecology papers being published, each decrying a new way that the ocean is down the creek withouth a paddle.…

Australia Day, get to know the Wide Bar Anemonefish

In recognition of Australia Day Reef Builders is featuring a few stunning reef animals which live only in the land down under. The Wide Band Anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus, is a rare clownfish which is endemic to Australia. Also known as the Blue…

Eye Bubble Lancing Video

We’ll warn you folks, this video is not for the squeamish, especially if you don’t like needles. However, the video demonstrates how relatively simple it is to ‘treat’ a fish with a noticeable gas bubble behind or around the eye.…

Coralidea releases preview of Fishidea, free digital guide to reef fish

A preview of the much anticipated free digital guide to reef fish, Fishidea, was made available for download just minutes ago. It was only a year ago that the Coralidea guide was released and we greatly look forward to having the…

Fish from Papua New Guinea (PNG) begin to trickle into the aquarium trade

Papua New Guinea (PNG) is home to the highest reef and marine biodiversity on the planet. After a few years of development and training, the first collection facility in Papua New Guinea has begun shipping to aquarium fish suppliers in…