RapidLED Corona Has a Lot Going For It

The Corona LED is a new light fixture from RapidLED with a familiar form factor, but a full suite of useful features. The Corona LED has roughly the same shape and cooling system of the classic AI Sol, and an…

Stunning Adult Tiger Angelfish Sighted On The Outskirts of Chicago

The Tiger Angelfish is one of the most striking and exotic species of marine angelfish. Last week while speaking at Reefwise on the outskirts of Chicago we had a new opportunity to visit a long term captive Apolemichthys kingi and this…

Eshopps Teases EID Skimmer With New Type of Bubble Diffuser

Eshopps has a new protein skimmer in the pipeline and it looks like it’ll have one interesting new feature. A teaser image was released a couple weeks ago and the majority of the protein skimmer is mostly blacked out in a…

Tips For Cleaning The Sides Of Your Aquarium

We all want to preserve the clarity of our acrylic or glass aquarium. While sometimes it can be challenging especially with an acrylic tank, using the right tools will leave your aquarium clear of algae and scratch-free. You will want…

Awesome Fish Spotlight: The Wartskin Anglerfish

The wartskin anglerfish is a secretive and interactive fish that requires you to get your hands wet almost every day. Contrary to its personality, their colors are composed of a vivid array of oranges, yellows, oranges, reds, greens, pinks, browns,…

Saki-Hikari Marine Is The First Fish Food With Proven Probiotic Effect

Saki-Hikari is a new pellet food for marine fish from Japanese company Hikari. Although Saki-Hikari is being promoted with some familiar marketing buzzwords, it is probably the only one that has been tested and proven with years of research.  Hikari makes…

Invertebrate Highlight: The Pom Pom Crab

The Pom Pom crab is a cute and mysterious reef safe crustacean. If you’ve ever seen this curious critter, you may wonder what it is dancing for, and what it is holding. It is actually holding two anemones, Triactis producta, that it uses…

Xanthichthys lineopunctatus, First Encounter With The Mythical Linespot Triggerfish

The linespot triggerfish, Xanthichthys lineopunctatus is a species of marine fish so rare, that we’d never seen one, until last week. While visiting Reefwise on the outskirts of Chicago, we finally got to see this nigh-mythical triggerfish in person for…

Get Your Reach On With Tamsco’s Deep Blue Aquarium Tools

Tamsco USA was at the Aquatic Experience this past weekend in Chicago, and a few of their tools really got our attention. We’ve long been a fan of black oxidized steel for its durability and longevity, but for years Boston…

Visiting the Piacenza Pet Festival in Italy

Like food, soccer and politics, Italians take their aquariums and actually all of their pets seriously. While we think it’s pretty good that we have several thousand people attend many of our events, that pales in comparison to the Piacenza Pet…