Pseudochromis socotraensis and P. chrysospilos are two new species of dottybacks from Socotra Archipelago

We’ve seen a good number of new dottyback species described and imported this year so it’s with great pleasure that we learned that two more new species were recently described from the Indian Ocean. Pseudochromis socotraensis and P. chrysospilos are the…

Sale of DiverTom.com is a rare opportunity to acquire your very own Florida fish collecting business

Now that the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals have come and gone, those of us you with a bit more spending cash can take our time to consider more luxurious things in life for our loved ones.  If that…

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November 22 – November 28th $1 Mame Nano Skimmer clone is a ghetto-fabulous DIY deal Shikorosango’s giant reef tank is still way bigger than yours Orange frogspawn coral from Vietnam is jaw-dropping and stunning Cyber Monday aquarium deals extend the…

The race to hurdle the larval hump of Heniochus butterflyfish

Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich and I were emailing last week, pre-Thanksgiving, when he dropped a “Booyah” on me.  The rest of the day, he had me cursing him in the way only friends can do.  Once again, I say “I’m…

Shikorosango’s giant reef tank is still way bigger than yours

We first shared pictures of Shikorosango’s 3700 gallon reef tank about a year ago. In that time his massive Turbinaria colonies have become gargantuan in size and now the whole reef aquarium looks like a slice of a real reef. You know…

Cyber Monday aquarium deals extend the shopping madness for one more day

Traditionally Black Friday is all about attacking people for $2 waffle irons, spraying pepper spray at other shoppers and oh yeah, saving money on deals in store. Although many stores make their sales available online and , Cyber Monday has…

Assessor randalli is a seldom seen, virtually unknown member of the genus

Somewhere along our reefing lives we’ve probably thought about keeping the upside down-swimming Assessors – either the Blue Assessor (A. macneilli), or its yellow counterpart, the Yellow Assessor (A. flavissimus). If the thought of keeping either one has never crossed…

Tons of reef aquarium deals around for Black Friday 2011

Turkeys are being snagged up like mad in the grocery stores so that mean just one thing – crazy deals on all your reefing goodies starting on Friday! Our annual tradition is to bring you some great Black Friday holiday…

Mini review of Julian’s Thing for target feeding a reclusive fish

Julian’s Thing hit our aquarium product review bench just in time for us to try it out on a frightful triggerfish. About a week ago we obtained a hybrid picasso triggerfish which has been almost completely un-socialized with other fish…

Freshwater Amazonas Magazine will soon be available in English

Amazonas Magazine, the sister publication to the widely circulated CORAL magazine, will soon be made in English to compliment its German beginnings. CORAL magazine which is already published in several languages has been a great source of marine and aquarium…