Having just returned from an amazing trip in Bangkok, it would almost be considered criminal if we weren’t going to spill and share on the reefing goodies this amazing city has to offer. Like our previous recount of BlueHarbor in…
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5 Factors Leading to Long-Term Dietary Deficiencies in Marine Aquarium Fish
The occasional loss of fish is an unavoidable reality of marine aquarium keeping. Fish have a finite lifespan, and some are destined to pass away in captivity, even when they’re provided the best possible environment and care. But more often…
Pomacentrus micronesicus – a new damselfish species from the Marshall Islands
As it there weren’t enough blue damselfish to confuse us on identification, along comes Pomacentrus micronesicus to add one more species to the mix. Identified from ten specimens collected around Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, the new Micronesian damselfish is…
Read what reefs were like in free pdf booklet, Reef Reminiscences
We all know that coral reefs are in trouble, but one particularly worrying thing with reef ecologists is the idea of shifting baselines. This very important idea basically means that coral reef researchers who began studying reefs in the last,…
The real Odontanthias chrysostictus from Indonesia is only the second specimen we’ve seen so far
Having recently untangled the confusing web spun by the three highly similar Odontanthias species, we are now able to look at things with a fresh slate and a brand new perspective. Here’s a looker worth a few minutes of your…
BlueHarbor’s current inventory is brimming with the rarest reef fish
From the Southern Pacific to Curacao to Hawaii and homeland Japan, BlueHarbor never looked so amazing this week with what could be the most intense collection of fish ever at any one time. Just when we think the man in…
Marine Life of Fiji and Tonga is the ultimate video for reef life identification
Marine Life of Fiji and Tonga is a new DVD by Josh Jensen and Liz Harlin which is loaded with video footage of reef life. The DVD set is comprised of 77 chapters and three and a half hours of…
The Hardy, Handsome, Largely Herbivorous Foxface Rabbitfish
When it comes to marine fish that earn their keep from the standpoint of visual interest, general ruggedness, and utility in the aquarium, few species can compete with the foxface rabbitfish (Siganus vulpinus). If provided adequate housing and an appropriate…
Cool crustaceans for your reefs part 2: The hovering Urocaridella shrimps
In the continuation of the previous article on cool marine crustaceans for your reefs, we’re sticking with the shrimp theme with Urocaridella. There are many species in this poorly described genus, and a few are available with relative ease for…
Differentiating the befuddling trio: Odontanthias chrysostictus, O. katayamai and O. tapui
For a long time, the confusion between Odontanthias chrysostictus, O. katayamai as well as O. tapui has afflicted many. We’ve made the mistake of wrongly identifying these fishes in the past as well. We hope to straighten out the mistakes…
