The “pygmy kingi” Eibli x Halfblack angelfish gets an update

When we first shared about this unique hybrid four months ago, we provided pretty subpar pictures of the fish, disallowing us to showcase it’s truly unique appearance. The squiggly maze like markings that is inscribed in this fairly common hybrid…

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7 fun aquarium apps for iPhone users

The following post is a contribution from Blake Sanders – he writes on tech issues at broadband comparison site Broadband Expert and specializes in high speed internet, cell phones, as well as all of the latest in wireless internet news…

Sea Dwelling Creatures scores with amelanistic flame angelfish and another piebald white & yellow tang

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy0HeLWjRns[/youtube] Sea Dwelling Creatures has had a hot streak of unusual fish lately, this week landing not one but two prized reef fishes: an amelanistic flame angelfish and one of those funky piebald white and yellow tangs. The…

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October 25th-October 31st Purple Purple Tang and White-barred Asfur Angelfish are not your average Red Sea imports Three eyed fish caught near a nuclear power plant in Argentina JBJ Unibody LED light is as solid as it is versatile and…

Pinnatus batfish video shows what could be the red tail catfish of saltwater aquariums

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LGcv-HEmSA[/youtube] There is something about the look of a juvenile pinnatus batfish which is both fascinating, unreal and irresistable. The bold orange stripe that encircles the perimeter of the juvenile batfish and bissects its symmetry is somewhat akin…

Finally get a good look at a colony of Turbinaria heronensis

Turbinaria heronensis is a very unusual Australian endemic coral which has been making it into the U.S. reef aquarium hobby for a little over a year now. Turbinaria heronensis is still so rare that many if not most of the…

Reefer Tees pitching for Reef Builders love — message heard

We couldn’t help but tease upstart t-shirt vendor Reef Tees after their plea via a blog post to get some coverage on Reef Builders via a blog post (see yesterday’s t-shirt inspired post) but we figured we’d give this guy…

The earmuff wrasse, Halichoeres xanti, is a species that shines with maturity

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79qfr7zfdCY[/youtube] The Kuiter’s leopard wrasse  we filmed in Dave Hayashi’s reef tank was not the only cool labrid we spotted in Chicago a couple weeks ago because this aquarium was also home to an exemplary specimen of the…

More witty and fun hobby t-shirts are desperately needed

We all love going to the next reef club meeting, frag swap or fish shopping in a cool looking, saltwater-inspired t-shirt but sometimes there just aren’t many great designs to chose from. Every so often you get a cool shirt…