Tiger Angelfish Hybrid Collected in Madagascar

If the tiger angelfish is the Holy Grail of marine angelfish species then we’re going to have to come up with something else to describe the new hybrid tiger angelfish. This new specimen of the tiger angelfish is only the second…

Fourth Element Introduces New OceanPositive Swimwear Line ‘FIN’

OceanPositive Building off the success of their popular OceanPositive swimwear line, Fourth Element has introduced their 2019 collecting inspired by sharks. Dubbed ‘FIN’ the collection includes swimsuits, as well as long sleeve tops and bottoms all made from recycled ghost nets…

Chrysiptera uswanasi, the Newest Species of Damselfish from Papua

Chrysiptera uswanasi is yet another new species of damselfish from the island of Papua, Indonesia. Uswana’s damselfish is the seventh member of the very similar looking cluster of species in the C. oxycephala complex.  Other recently described damselfish from the…

Friday Smorgasbord: HSP20 edition

We’re back for our pre-Thanksgiving installment of our Friday Smorgasbord. We’re almost done with the year and settling in for winter weather and the rush of holidays (hard to believe!). Without further ado, on with the Smorgs! Finally! Some Good…

Top 7 Aquarium Heaters for Your Reef Aquarium

The winter chill is in the air and is a good time to ensure our coral and fish are nice and toasty warm. With warmth on our minds, I thought it might be a good idea to take a crack…

Kessil A360X Review: Taking a Raw Look at The Hardware

Kessil is without question the undisputed leader in LED spotlighting for home aquariums both fresh and salt, with a variety of models from the minute A80 to the Jumbo A2000. No doubt one of the most popular models for Kessil…

First Wild Masked Angelfish Collected in Five Years Comes to U.S.

The masked angelfish from Hawaii is one of the most desirable and beautiful fish for aquariums. Despite its ghostly white appearance, the bluish face of the female and orange outline of the males is about as angelic as an angelfish…

Anatomy of a Mature & Successful Five Year Old Reef Tank

Keeping a reef aquarium going to a successful point six months or even one year down the road is a real achievement which comes with plenty of unexpected challenges. So imagine the long winding road that fellow reef builder Marc…

Eco Fleece Dreambox is the Highest Capacity Auto Filter Roll to date

The Eco Fleece Dreambox is Royal Exclusiv’s first standalone auto filter roll which we first sighted at InterZoo earlier this year and which has just appeared for sale on their website. Royal Exclusiv’s first foray into the Auto Filter Roll space…

A Selection of Micromussa lordhowensis from ‘Asia’

Lord corals are some of the reef aquarium hobby’s favorite group of LPS for many very good reasons; they are colorful, have crazy patterns, they are hardy, they grow well, and they are very responsive to aquarium conditions and will…