Here at Saltwater Smarts, promoting sustainability in the saltwater-aquarium hobby is a major component of our mission. In keeping with that objective, we encourage hobbyists to choose captive-bred fishes and invertebrates over wild-caught specimens whenever possible. Captive-bred fishes have much…
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A BlueHarbor treat: Meiacanthus kamoharai and Valenciennea bellae
Meiacanthus kamoharai is quite possibly the most beautiful of the fang blennies. Unlike most Meiacanthus, the kamohara fang blenny ditches the stripey dress code that is associated with many in this genus. Instead, a silver vein runs along its jet black…
Why Use Scientific Names for Saltwater Fish and Inverts?
Hobby newcomers often wonder why fish are so frequently identified by two-part scientific names in aquarium literature and online resources like Saltwater Smarts. After all, when you’re shopping at your average local fish store, the various critters in the sales…
Sustainable Aquatics releases captive bred Saddleback and Sebae Clownfish
We always are excited about learning about new species that are captive-bred and we just learned about two new species of tank-bred clownfish Sustainable Aquatics has added this week — the Brown Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus) and the Sebae Clownfish (Amphiprion…
Reef Nutrition Beta Brine hits the stores today
For those of you waiting to get your fins on the new Reef Nutrition Beta Brine, you are in luck as the product finally went on sale today. Beta Brine is Artemia salina that is naturally enriched with beta-carotene after chowing…
JBJ Rimless 45 is a larger version of its rimless aquariums
JBJ unveiled its next generation line of JBJ Rimless Aquariums recently and we are looking forward to seeing these first hand at MACNA. The new JBJ Rimless 45RL is a 45 gallon tank that is a larger departure from the…
Head-to-head review of the Vertex Omega 150 protein skimmer
The Vertex Omega 150 cone protein skimmer is an exciting new design which is hiding a lot of cool tricks in plain sight. At first glance it appears to be yet another well-performing cone skimmer with a durable Sicce needle-wheel…
Reef Dynamics filtersock adapter for your skimmer
The Reef Dynamics filtersock adapter is a simple, but clever way to add a filter sock to your filtration line up. Simply attach the filtersock adapter to your skimmer, attach the filter sock to your adapter, and you’re all set,…
MACNA will debut some Fantastic new speakers this year
MACNA, being the ultimate marine and reef aquarium event on the planet, inherently showcases some of the world’s best marine aquarium talent with leading authors and professionals from across the hobby-industry. This year FMAS has really made a push to…
Sicce HyperCure and HyperGarlic want to lend you a hand
The new Sicce HyperCure and HyperGarlic are two new additives from the Italian manufacturer now available in the US market. Sicce HyperCure is an all natural product to treat both freshwater and saltwater ich and other common aquatic diseases. Sicce HyerGarlic…
