Paracheilinus alfiani is only a few days old as a newly minted species and already we have the world’s first videos of the new flasher wrasse. The video clip of Alfian’s flasher wrasse comes to us from Anna & Ned…
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An explosion of color in Aqua Medic USA’s Cubicus reef tank
Today’s featured reef is a gorgeous Aqua Medic Cubicus all in one aquarium, set up in the offices of Aqua Medic USA. This little tank is slightly tweaked from the stock Cubicus aquarium, with different lights and flow, and it…
Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum & P. xanthocirritus, three new flasher wrasses
Paracheilinus alfiani, P. paineorum and P. xanthocirritus are three new species joining the ranks of flasher wrasses. The description of these three new Paracheilinus is part of a massive review of the genus overall and it sorts out a few of…
Fluorescent Friday: Acanthophyllia edition
Acanthophyllia is a particular group of corals which holds almost a mythic place in the realm of coral reef aquarists. This large showy coral has been a mainstay of mini reef aquariums for decades, with the solitary polyp being one…
The Iconic Raccoon Butterflyfish
Some of the marine fish we like to keep are surprisingly recognizable to both hobbyists and non-hobbyists alike—probably because they’re frequently depicted in photographs and artwork. Among these iconic fishes is the raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) of the Indo-Pacific and…
The exquisite weedy seadragon
The weedy seadragon, (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) is a beautifully decorated species of marine fish related to the seahorse and the pipefish. The weedy seadragons is endemic to the Southern coast of Australia and are found living in seagrass beds where they…
Killer shrooms go way beyond bounce and jawbreakers
There’s no doubt about it, shrooms and corallimorphs are the hottest corals in the aquarium hobby right now. But every time a new group of corals gets targeted for hotness, it entrains with it a whole lot of corals that…
Leopazzo livestreams every reefer’s worse nightmare
Nearly all reality tv shows are mostly ‘unscripted programming’ these days but if you’re looking for some genuine, relatable reality television, Leopazzo’s got you covered. This weekend, Leopazzo, the reefing wunderkind who brought us the Reef Tank Addiction rap video, woke…
ReefStock 2016 is NEXT weekend in Denver
ReefStock 2016 is just under two weeks away and we’re busily putting the final pieces to the first big reef aquarium event of the year. ReefStock started as an idea and a name more than ten years ago and we…
Salty Q&A: Should You Scrub New Live Rock?
Question I’ll be receiving a shipment of live rocks in a few days, and I could use some advice on how to clean them up before putting them in my tank. Do I just need to give them a good…
