In the recent years, we’ve seen quite a number of “orange” Euphyllia trickling in from Australia and Indonesia such as the famous orange hammer coral, and the pretty elusive orange branching frogspawn coral. Unfortunately, as the popularity for these exotic Euphyllias peaked,…
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LiveAquaria and ORA partnered up to produce more Mcculochi clownfish
If you’ve been hankering for one little tank-bred Mcculochi clownfish your chances to get this black devil darling of a clownfish is about to get a whole lot more affordable. Tonight LiveAquaria will post the first new specimens of the…
LiveAquaria’s flathead perch duo acts like a pair of adorable puppy dogs
A week ago we had the distinct privilege of kicking it at LiveAquaria and among all the treasures we discovered, we got to meet the wonderful pair of flathead perch living in one of the display aquariums in Kevin Kohen’s…
Orange Leptoseris coral is a perfect storm of color, texture and pattern
Leptoseris coral is probably one of the coolest yet least talked about corals on the stony side of the reef aquarium hobby. There are a few reasons for this, first off this coral is predominantly found in deeper water, so…
Coral-Shop expands test kit line again, adds a Sulphate and Potassium test kit
The premium Czech aquarium company Coral-Shop is at it again, once again expanding their test kit line. This time around a Sulphate and Potassium test kit were added, and the Calcium test kit was improved. Although Sulphate and Potassium test kits are nothing…
Tokyo Tart Acan Lord from Cherry Corals is your Saturday coral eye candy
Once in a while a coral appears which is so sensational in color and pattern that it deserves a unique name and a dedicated post. The Tokyo Tart is a very unique strain of Acanthastrea lordhowensis that was obtained by Cherry…
Male Plesiops coeruleolineatus is a little orange throated beast of a fish
Plesiops coeruleolineatus is a cryptic little fish that is not often seen in the hobby. Aptly named the Crimsontip Longfin, the fish is equal parts crimsontipped and equal parts long-finned. Though usually drably colored, males can get absolutely gorgeous when…
Algae-grazing fish help preserve corals
We’ve all seen how algae can choke off corals in our home aquariums and the same holds true in the wild. But algae-grazing fish in the wild are doing their parts to keep algae levels low on natural reefs to…
The Coral Reef Aquarium book has landed, pre-orders being signed and shipped first
The long awaited new reef book The Coral Reef Aquarium has finally arrived. Tony Vargas is currently chained to a desk signing the first 200 copies of The Coral Reef Aquarium that were pre-ordered. Over the next two days Tony…
Rabaulichthys squirei is a new species of sailfin anthias described from the Coral Sea
The Coral Sea sailfin anthias shipping from Australia has just been described as Rabaulichthys squirei by John Randall in the journal Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. The Coral Sea sailfin anthias is in the same Rabaulichthys genus as the sailfin anthias from…
