Attention MACNA 2012 vendors and exhibitors. It has come to our attention that there is a Texas law which may have serious implications for current, previous and future retailers of any goods within the republic state of Texas. According to…
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Friday Smorgasbord: Insane in the Chromatophores, Shark bait, lionfish derby results, improving reefs via water, and garbage cleanup off Miami reef
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-OVrI9x8Zs[/youtube] We like squids and we like Cypress Hill. Combine the two and you have this visually stunning and scientifically fascinating video. Cephalopods change their appearance through color-changes cells called chromatophores that are neurologically stimulated via electrical signals in the squid.…
Parapterois heterura, the most gorgeous of the scorpionfish
The Blue-Fin/Black-Foot lionfish, Parapterois heterura, is not a common fish in the trade. Bluefin lionfish hail from the Western Pacific and South African coast, therefore, they are not collected frequently. Parapterois heterura also have a reputation for being delicate. While they are…
Join us in Omaha this weekend for Nebraska Aquatic Supply’s one year anniversary
Nebraska Aquatic Supply may seem like an unassuming place but let us tell you, the owner Jim Gryczanowski is connected with aquarium movers and shakers like you wouldn’t believe. To that end Nebraska Aquatic Supply is celebrating its first anniversary…
Jim & Christine’s Reef from the UK is a showstopper
Maybe we just have a weak spot for massive reef aquariums with seemingly even larger coral colonies, but Jim & Christine’s Reef from the UK definitely managed to capture our reefing hearts. We appreciate the low amount of rocks used…
DIDOSY Stirrex doses, stirs and chills food for the ultimate reef aquarium and baby fish doser
The Stirrex from Digital Dosing Systems (DIDOSY) is a new dosing device for aquariums unlike anything we have seen before. The Stirrex handles automatic dosing, with built in stirring functions to keep particles in suspension and also with cooling built…
Moyer’s dragonet is a brilliant and little known species of red scooter blenny
Synchiropus moyeri is a nearly unknown species of colorful dragonet from the Western Pacific which is much rarer than the common aquarium fish the red scooter blenny, Synchiropus stellatus. Although moyer’s dragonet and the red scooter blenny look very much…
Forcipiger wanai is a new longnose butterflyfish species from Cenderawasih Bay
Forcipiger wanai is a new species of longnose butterflyfish which was very recently described in the seminal, three-volume book Reef Fishes of the East Indies. Twenty five new species of reef fish were described in this book including dottybacks, dartfish…
Reef Octopus hang on Zeovit reactor
The Reef Octopur hang on Zeovit reactor joins a huge and growing stable of aquarium products from the Chinese company. With the high popularity of hang on back skimmers and media reactors, it’s no surprise that Zeovit reactors also received…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean Health Index, why fish school, crochet reefs, artificial islands, underwater hamsters, iMac aquariums and a lionfish derby
Another Friday and another interesting smorgasbord of news and tidbits. First off is news about a new Ocean Health Index developed by marine scientists from a range of conservation, academic, and government institutions this scoring system was built to assess…
