Pseudojuloides edwardi is a new species of slender pencil wrasse from Mombasa Kenya which was actually discovered in a fish store, long time friend of the Reef Builders team, Greenwhich Aquaria. The new species is named in honor of one of…
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Why Are Juvenile Marine Angelfish So Different From Adults?
When human parents bring a child into the world, they watch their offspring eagerly for facial features and other physical characteristics that are similar to their own. Moms and dads experience a certain pride whenever someone acknowledges that, “She has…
All In One BioPellets increase the performance of the solid carbon dosing technique
All In One Biopellets is a new formulation of the popular nutrient export method that is being introduced by none other than the originators of biopellet usage in marine aquariums. DVH Imports who introduced the original N-P Reducing biopellets has…
The Show Episode 3: Jake talks with Kevin Kohen about LiveAquaria and Reefing
Our latest installment of our new video series The Show is heart to heart sit down with America’s number one fish monger, Kevin Kohen. The LiveAquaria director received us earlier this year for a visit and a sitdown interview to…
Toledo Zoo Aquarium Renovation – Update 12: A Work in Progress
Salties who have been following the $25.5 million renovation of the Toledo Zoo’s Aquarium (slated for completion in 2015) might be wondering about the status of the project since we haven’t provided an update in a while. Well, we can…
Yellow Boxfish: Endearing but Perhaps Best Avoided
For hobbyists inclined to purchase livestock on impulse, a yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) paddling about in a dealer’s tank can prove almost irresistible. Typically sold as juveniles at just a few inches in length, these boxfish are as cute as…
Top 5 magnified viewing accessories for seeing more of your aquarium
There’s so much cool new, colorful and interesting things to see in our reef aquariums these days, if you don’t have at least one form of visual enhancement, you’re probably missing out on a lot. As acute observers of the…
A good look at a nice supermale comb wrasse, Coris picta
The comb wrasse is an Australian endemic reef fish which is sometimes seen in the trade, but no one deliberately clamoring for it. But Rudie Kuiter knows the striking beauty of this fish as it was selected to grace the…
The future supply of Cyclopeeze is not guaranteed
Ever since it was first introduced, the super copepod that makes up Cyclopeeze has been one of the most favored aquarium foods for feeding small and young fish, corals, and an ingredient in a huge variety of foods. We’ve been…
Using the Dupla Marin hydrometer as a hardware salinity reference
The Dupla Marin high resolution Hydrometer came along at a time when we are really becoming quite critical about salinity measurement. This large, oversize hydrometer is specially designed to measure seawater salinity at 25C/77F but only between 33 and 38 parts…
