The Island of Rao Indonesia We visited the island of Rao earlier this year to check out a brand new dive lodge named Magic Bay Rao Beach Bungalows. Everything about Rao is magic, from the lush coral reefs to the legends and…
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Tosanoides annepatrice Described from Pohnpei & Palau
Tosanoides annepatrice is the newest member of this colorful deepwater genus of anthias that come hardly a week on the heels of another new inductee, Tosanoides aphrodite. But where that species was a huge surprise due to being found in…
Yellow is the Hot New Color of FLOWER Anemones
Flower Anemones have become the darling of the nano reef aquarium world, providing us with a veritable rainbow of colors and combinations in a hardy, easy to keep reef animal. Initially the orange colored specimens either with orange mouths, orange…
MaxSpect Aeraqua Duo Protein Skimmer Debuted at CIPS in China
The Aeraqua Duo is a spanking new protein skimmer from Maxspect which has more than just a few innovations under the hood. At first glance the skimmer has a fairly classic appearance and layout, with some neat refinements across the…
Turning on Reef Lights For the First Time Never Gets Old
No matter how long you’ve been in the reef aquarium hobby, there’s always a rush of excitement at several stages of setting up new reef tanks and coral aquariums. Definitely one great part is getting the water flowing for the…
Sensational Tosanoides aphrodite Described from St. Paul’s Rock
Tosanoides aphrodite is a remarkable new species of anthias for a number of reasons. For starters, it’s the first member of its genus Tosanoides to be discovered outside the Pacific Ocean. Secondly this species was found at the fabled St. Paul’s…
A few Beautiful Pseudoplesiops collare Collected in Sulawesi
Dottybacks are a diverse group of small tropical marine fish which include many popular species such as the colorful Pictichromis and personable Pseudochromis. While many of these dottybacks have a reputation for being quite pugnacious and aggressive, there are some smaller and…
Friday Smorgasbord: We got crabs edition
Hard to believe this is the last Friday Smorgasbord of the summer. Before we break into our horrible karaoke version of “Summer Nights” from Grease, we’ll just pass the baton to our latest Friday Smorgasbord full of crabs…. Take off…
Floating Plastic is the New Uber for Ocean-Crossing Marine Life
There’s a myriad of ways that marine life can traverse the expanse of the oceans, the most fascinating of these is a process called rafting. By growing on and attaching to floating debris such as logs or coconuts, reef corals…
Captive Bred Clarion Angelfish Coming to LiveAquaria Tomorrow
The Clarion Angelfish is one of the most illustrious saltwater aquarium fish which is both striking in its appearance, and an absolute bulletproof species in aquariums. Clarion Angel (Holacanthus clarionensis) naturally occurs in the Eastern Central Pacific off the southern…
