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…
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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…
Scott’s fairy wrasse from Cook Islands is the quintessential Cirrhilabrus scottorum
Once upon a time, Scott’s fairy wrasses from the Cook Islands was THE wrasse to have; it was the bee’s knees of fairy wrasses and it was pretty much the only form of Cirrhilarbus scottorum that you could get in the…
Eviota kermadecensis and Paracaesio brevidentata two new species of reef fish
Paracaesio brevidentata and Eviota kermadecensis are two recently described species of reef fish which may not get the reef aquarists clammoring for them, but at least it’s good to know that the Ichthyologists aren’t resting on their laurels. Paracaesio brevidentata is a…
From the archives: Summer Doldrums at the Local Fish Store
It’s that time of year when dust is settling at the LFS, so take in a few thoughts for what the professional fish-slingers and coral fraggers can do to be ready for the onset of the Fall reefing season. Would…
Aqueon Evolve desktop aquarium is the cheapest tank we’d actually buy
When we first saw the Aqueon Evolve aquarium, we automatically pigeon-holed it into the category of cheap desktop tanks that have been flooding the market lately. However once we got all up in the box and guts of one at the…
This porcupine puffer refused to abandon its dying kin
When we first saw this video, we had no idea what those crazy Japanese divers were looking at. Once the subject of the filming became clear, our eyes could not believe what this porcupine pufferfish was doing. Pictured in the…
Minimini’s ZEOvit tank in Japan
We always love Japanese reef tanks because their style is a little bit different than European or American styles. I think Minimini’s tank is one example of a great ZEOvit tank with aquascaping that is very dynamic!
