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New Captive Bred Cortez Angelfish Show Extra Striping
Pomacanthus zonipectus is a large species of marine angelfish which has a unique and beautiful juvenile pattern. A handful of these recently turned up as larvae in the culture vats of Bali Aquarich representing the first captive bred cortez angelfish…
New Research Shows Zooxanthellae are Older than Dinosaurs
Symbiotic zooxanthellae are the backbone of tropical reefs built by photosynthetic corals. Therefore understanding how zooxanthellae ‘works’ and how different they are is paramount to understanding how coral reefs work as an ecosystem, and how they can adapt to a…
Friday Smorgasbord: 30 days to MACNA edition
We are less than 30 days away from MACNA and we’re officially panicking because summer is almost over! Gladly we have a great event to look forward to and a great way to say goodbye summer! But before we head…
Reef-A-Palooza Is Coming To Chicago!
Industry Breaking News: Reef-A-Palooza America’s Largest Saltwater Aquarium Show has recently announced they are expanding to the mid-west part of the country. Reefapalooza is part of a small group of reef shows that have become an annual – cultural phenomenon. With…
There’s a Swarm of Raffle Prizes Headed to ReefStock Australia
If you know whats good, then surely by now you know that we’re taking our ten year old ReefStock conference to Sydney next week for Australia’s first full-on, modern reef aquarium conference. Australia is well known in the aquarium world…
Kessil’s Unique Photoredox Lights are not Specifically for Aquariums
The Kessil Photoredox are a specialized LED spotlight which was designed with a very specific purpose and it’s not growing corals. As the name implies, the Kessil Photoredox lights are for driving chemical reactions that are catalyzed with strong light, especially…
Rare White Albino Stingray Spotted in Victoria, Australia
A very rare albino stingray with a nearly all white color has been spotted off the southern coast of Australia. As far as aberrant ‘fish’ go, albino marine fish, let alone elasmobranchs including sharks and rays, are about as close…
Aqua Excel’s Surprisingly Attractive New Skimmer Design
Aqua Excel is a Chinese aquarium product manufacturer best known for making affordable protein skimmers and similar devices. Their skimmer designs fall mostly under the realm of ‘pragmatic’ and functional but a recent model has surfaced which is surprisingly curvy…
Platygryra Fusion When Colonies Collide
When unrelated corals and colonies grow into each other on the reef, one of three things tend to happen; Coral A kills Coral B, Coral A overgrows Coral B, or they simply come to a mutual standstill. These two different Platygyra scribbled brain…
