The butterflyfishes tend to be a touchy lot when it comes to aquarium keeping. Many have highly specialized diets that are difficult—if not impossible—to satisfy in aquariums. Several are obligate corallivores, which means they eat nothing but coral polyps, making…
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Nuvo Shallow Reef (SR) Series are Innovative Marine’s most ambitious All In One aquariums to date
The Nuvo Shallow Reef series of aquariums are a whole new breed of All In One marine aquariums from Innovative Marine which could shift the aquarium hobby in some profound ways. Besides Red Sea’s Max S line of tanks, all…
Smart ATO from AutoAqua is heating up the arms race of Automatic Top Off systems
Smart ATO is a novel new device from AutoAqua which uses an optical method of determining water level height in your sump. When AutoAqua first hit the aquarium scene with a slew of different ATO systems for aquariums we kind…
Flame tail hawkfish and pink maxima clam are not to be missed at Dr. Mac’s MACNA booth
MACNA may be best known for the release of new products but there’s always some jaw-dropping livestock. This year we’ll all be treated to our first look at a little known and hyper rare species of hawkfish from the South…
A yellow Scopas Tang that’s even brighter than a Yellow Tang
The ubiquitous and staple Zebrasoma scopas (Scopas, or Brown Tang) is so variable that over the years we’ve seen aberrations and variations running the gamut from Koi types, ghost white, tricolored, dirty yellow and almost everything else in-between. While dirty…
Get your new Giesemann showstopper tank at MACNA
One nice thing about MACNA is most vendors hate having to lug stuff back and that can usually mean some great deals for hobbyists at the end of the show. If you are in the market for a vibrant, showstopper…
Advocacy group started to recall Waveline pumps for falsifying UL listing
An advocacy group has started an online petition directly targeted at Waveline Variable Speed DC Pumps for allegedly falsifying Underwriter Laboratories certification on its products. According to the website and a letter from the UL investigative team, the Waveline DC-5000…
Using cold extruded food to deliver targeted medicine to reef fish
One of our prized surgeonfish seems to be getting a little skinny for our liking despite being fed like a king and showing a nice fat belly. The most likely cause of this weight loss is internal parasites, the likes…
Attention MACNA 2013 attendees: Get ready for a whole lot of Koji
MACNA 2013 will not be the same this year for sure. A whole lot of excitement, with a little touch of japanese flare. Koji Wada from BlueHarbor is playing Santa this year and a few very good children will be…
The Indian Ocean is producing some really nice tricolor “Koi” Scopas Tangs
We’re not sure exactly what’s stirring up in the waters of the Indian Ocean, but it’s definitely producing some gnarly aberrations of the commonly known scopas tang, Zebrasoma scopas, that we know and love. This little gem shows similar characteristics to…
