Of all the SPS corals available to us reefers, Porites corals are incredibly under-appreciated, unless they have some fancy Xmas tree worms or colored polyps. We’ve poked fun at the underwhelming appearance of boulder Porites in the past but this colony…
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The “Stealth” is Volx Japan’s most gorgeous fixture yet
LSS Laboratory, the Japanese company known for it’s exciting products and leaking of new equipment coming from Japan and Asia, recently released pictures of the latest fixture coming from Volx Japan. Called the “Stealth” this Japanese-made LED fixture is absolutely…
Quality Marine brings aquacultured Clarion Angel to US market
The beautiful Clarion angelfish is coming to the US market thanks to Quality Marine getting ahold of aquacultured specimens from Bali Aquarich. The Bali Aquarich team raised the fish to a size where they would be hardy enough for shipping…
Opistognathus seminudus — Have you seen this Jawfish?
Does anyone know of another one of these Jawfish — Opistognathus seminudus or the Semi-naked jawfish — in captivity in the world? We believe this rarely seen species has only found its way into the aquarium trade a couple times but we’re…
Score One for Sustainability: Clarion Angelfish Aquacultured
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…
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…
