Hybrid tinkers and fourspot butterflyfish from Wayne’s Ocean World

Tinker’s butterflyfish is one of the most highly sought after Chaetodon species so a hybrid of this magnificent fish is quite a sight to behold. The image of the hybrid Tinker’s butterflyfish above was shared with us by Wayne’s Ocean World…

Black Foxface, Siganus niger: you haven’t seen a rabbitfish like this

The black foxface, Siganus niger from Fiji is a fish we’ve heard about, read about, but never seen or documented in aquaria until last week. The black Foxface comes only from Tonga, but just over a restricted range centered around the northernmost islands…

SolarStinger LED SunStrips by EconLux use an army of diodes for best color and spread

The SolarStinger LED Sunstrip by Econlux is a medium intensity LED striplight that, like the Sicce LED and Fluval LED striplight, produces its photon through strength in numbers. In lieu of using fewer high output one or three watt LEDs, the…

GARF founder Leroy Headlee passed away, glue a frag for Leroy

Leroy Headlee, the co-founder and director of the infamous Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation (GARF) passed away on Memorial Day leaving behind a legacy in the coral aquarium hobby which is undeniable. We never knew Leroy, spoke to him on the…

Guess what humphead parrotfish use that giant hump head for

The green humphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, is a four foot coral-chowing bulldozer that can weigh up to a hundred and fifty pounds (70 Kg). There are many different species of reef fish that have humps and protuberances of some kind but…

Aquafim has a unique additive delivery method with square cubes

Aquafim, is a German based aquarium additive company that we covered back in 2010 is expanding their products to keep your water parameters in check. Their main line of additive products are in the shape of a cube although they…

Conch Wavemaker getting released in basic and expert flavors

The Conch Wavemaker system has recently been updated with two flavors based on your budget — a Conch Basic economy version and the more robust Conch Expert version. Designed by RR-Aquagroup and being marketed by Singapore’s Chill-down Trading and Services,…

This is what the MaxSpect Razor looks like in real life

If you thought the MaxSpect Razor LED looked good in the pre-InterZoo renderings, just wait till you get a good look at pictures of the real thing. The aptly-named Razor is incredibly thin, not thin like the AquaPad, but thin-with-heatfins…

AquaLEDs.de’s AquaPad are impossibly thin, much cooler and brighter than you’d think

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/42987799[/vimeo] When we first saw the AquaPad LEDs from AquaLEDs.de we were convinced that these anorexic LED fixtures with no real heat shedding qualities would be pretty dim, run very hot or both. Thankfully, we got to see a large…

Continuum Aquatics calcium compounds are free of organics for all levels

When we brought you the news of Continuum Aquatics releasing a new lines of aquarium products we did get the question of what makes them different than other products on the market. Granted many reef aquarium products are similar and…