LiveAquaria’s incredible Centropyge interruptus angelfish

If you thought all Centropyge were small and cute, then obviously you haven’t met a full grown, 6+” Centropyge interruptus from the Sea of Japan. There’s nothing ‘pygmy’ about this ginormous blue-spotted beauty, not even the price. The specimen pictured…

Reef Builders LIVE this weekend from LiveAquaria

For those of you who have come to really enjoy our groundbreaking Reef Builders LIVE  events, have we got a special treat for you this weekend. The LiveAquaria staff has generously invited Reef Builders to have an exclusive weekend-long look…

New corals being exported from East Malaysia, Borneo, just inside the Coral Triangle

Coral lovers should rejoice because the hobby/industry is set to benefit from new coral imports from East Malaysia, on the East coast of the island of Borneo which is just inside the Coral Triangle. The only other two (legal) collection…

Chromis flavicauda, the flashing Chromis has landed

Although the summer season usually means that the aquarium hobbies tend to slow down, that hasn’t stopped the rare fish from flowing into the U.S. The latest arrival is Chromis flavicauda, a deepwater Brazilian endemic damselfish which is very rarely…

Gold Torch Anemone is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen

If you’re anything like us, when your eyes first focused on the image above you instinctively thought this coral was one of many new strains of gold or holy grail style torch corals which are all the rage in the…

EcoDivers Is Roatan’s Best Kept Secret

EcoDivers Roatan EcoDivers Roatan is a bespoke dive center, steps from the hustle and bustle of Roatan’s West End strip. Unless you go searching for EcoDivers, you could miss this hidden gem. The island of Roatan is a true scuba diver’s…

Would you take the plunge in this 16th century diving suit?

This bizarre fallout suit which appears to be built for otherworldly creatures, come to us from the mind of Leonardo Da Vinci. Sketches of the proto diving apparatus were found in the Codex Arundel, a bound collection of notes written…

CORALPALOOZA, An Annual Event To Save Coral Reefs

To help ring in World Oceans Day, the Coral Restoration Foundation hosted their second annual reef restoration event, CORALPALOOZA. The international event took place on June 4th spanning 11 reefs in South Florida, and the Caribbean Islands of Bonaire and Curaçao. Over…

What do air compressors have to do with aquarium corals and fish?

We are back from an epic road trip through central Indonesia where we’ve been looking far and wide for rare fish and awesome corals. It is safe to say our journey was a success however, this really got us thinking…

A rare look at the exotic coral reef of Bazaruto Island, Mozambique

As aquarists, we tend to spend a lot of time thinking and discussing the coral reefs where our aquarium marine life originates from. Places like Bali, Australia, Maldives, the Red Sea and their habitats are extremely well documented but there…