The bullseye pygmy goby is a cute little stunner from Palau. Like all other Trimma species, the bullseye trimma is a tiny nano fish measuring in at only slightly below an inch. The bullseye Trimma is red with a whitish…
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From the Archives: World’s smallest aquarium is an exercise in miniaturization
The smallest functional aquarium in the world was written up just over a year ago but this story is so compelling, we wanted to share with you the pictures and the video once more. The world’s smallest aquarium has no…
MAC certified Bodianus paraleucosticticus from Holmes Reef is a stunning beauty
Bodianus paraleucosticticus is a rare and highly sought after hogfish that doesn’t doesn’t get much airtime in the aquarium scene. The five-striped hogfish has a large range which spans from PNG, Bali, Palau, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, and the Cook Islands. This…
Stunning reef aquarium gets even better after upgrade to Elos Epower and E-liteXp lighting
We love seeing great examples of interesting reef aquariums and this stunning aquarium definitely snagged our attention. We were poking around at DaniReef where we noticed this fine example of a reef tank by Andrea Negu so we figured we…
Remembering Bill Addison, MASNA Aquarist of the Year, founder of C-Quest Hatchery
Our kind thanks go to Joe Lichtenbert, who submitted this guest contribution in remembrance of pioneering marine fish breeder Bill Addison. Bill Addison passed away in his sleep February 17th, 2012 at the age of 85. He had broken his…
Robot fish cons real fish into following along
Peer pressure is bad enough with your living, breathing counterparts but throw in a robot and its game over. A recent experiment found that a robot fish was able to lead real fish into following it upstream. While this can…
Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus in nuptial display is a sight to behold
Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus is a japanese endemic fairy wrasse that is so beautiful and so rare, its almost cruel and karmic how unobtainable it is. Most reefers are familiar with the rose-banded fairy wrasse (Cirrhilabrus roseafascia) which closely resembles the lanceolatus fairy…
Pseudanthias sp. 4 from Micronesia is a beautiful and undescribed species
Pseudanthias sp. 4 is an undescribed anthias from Palau and parts of Micronesia. Aptly called the double-bar anthias, the spectacular specimen possesses two vertical bars on it’s predominantly pink body. The fish is apparently not uncommon in the reefs of Palau…
Kent Marine Reef Carbon issued stop sale—has high levels of heavy metals
Kent Marine, a saltwater aquatics brand based in the United States is asking that retailers return Kent Reef Carbon manufactured between December 5th of 2011 and February 8th of 2012. The Kent Reef Carbon is suspected of “contain[ing] unusually high…
Aberrant Chaetodon octofasciatus is just like finding a ‘Shiny Pokemon’ in the wild
We’ve all heard of “mis-barred” fishes whereby the stripes are either missing, misaligned or totally warped. Such aberrations are usually mistakes in the expression of these traits, but luckily for these fishes, mis-barring is usually a plus point for fish…
