Aquasky LED revealed in stunning detail by ADA Thailand

The new Aquasky LED from Aqua Design Amano looks soooo good that if there existed a marine version with bue and white diodes, we’d already be planning a nano reef tank around its form factor. First announced back in May,…

The elusive and very unique “White Cap Skunk Clown” surfaces from the Indo-pacific

The Orange Skunk Clown is very ubiquitous in the trade but word has it that there exist a variation of sorts with a pretty little “cap”. Terry from iBlueWater has recently obtained one such specimen after almost a decade of…

Video of Casper the white tang shows how startlingly awesome this fish is

Casper the white tang is an iconic all-white specimen of Zebrasoma flavescens which is the pride and joy of World Wide Corals in Orlando Florida. A couple years back when Casper was a greenhorn to aquarium life, we got a chance…

Dr. G’s Phytoplankton Max marine microalgae concentrate

Another day brings another new coral food to the marine aquarium hobby market. This time it’s Dr. G’s, maker of that medicated frozen reef fish food, with a phytoplankton product of its own. Phytoplankton Max from Dr. G.’s is a…

Monster Energy doesn’t like Fish Tank Forum using scarry M logo

Monster Energy is a well known brand of energy drink aimed at the male demographic.  The parent company Monster Beverage Corporation manufactures energy drinks, natural soft drinks, and fruit drinks including Monster Energy, Hansen’s Natural Soda, Hansen’s Energy, Hansen’s Junior…

Tour de BlueHarbor – Part 1. Beyond the shopfront.

BlueHarbor is perhaps, one of the more iconic and reputable fish stores in the East and maybe even the world – Renowned for their incredible repertoire of some of the rarest reef fishes, as well as Koji’s incredible knowledge and…

PNG fish return to the US with unprecedented level of accountability

Sustainably collected fish and inverts from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have arrived on US shores once more.  Despite what you may have read elsewhere, the official information continues to suggest that there had not been a single shipment from PNG…

Dr. G’s Medicated Frozen Foods for piece of mind

In a special installment, Reef Builders contributor Matt Pedersen (MP) and guest contributor, fish breeder Junkai Ong (FuEl), offer two viewpoints on Dr. G’s line of medicated frozen fish foods. Medicated feeds like Dr. G’s can prevent medications from entering…

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July 10th– July 16th The beauty of unintended good planning 2nd annual Caribbean reef aquarium conference goes down in Puerto Rico First crop of Lightning Maroon clownfish offspring get a closer inspection Captive bred annularis angelfish from Bali Aquarich are…

Juvenile Neptune Grouper shows up in Singapore, retailing for a hefty price

Cephalopholis igarashiensis, more commonly known as the Neptune Grouper, is a stunning and highly prized deepwater fish that is very rarely  almost never encountered in the trade. There are few groupers that can rival the rarity and coloration of this…