leaping blenny is like a mudskipper that was made from a blenny

The Pacific Leaping Blenny, Alticus arnoldorum, is an unusual amphibious fish species which spends a lot of time hopping and skipping on rocks. The leaping blenny looks a lot like a mudskipper with strengthened pectoral fin rays and large eyes…

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August 29th-September 4th Radion XR30w LED light officially announced by Ecotech Marine (updated with PAR graph) ORA Red Planet table acro has grown a long way in five years One-on-one with the special edition Profi Line doser from Coral-Shop Julian’s…

The responsibility of being a reefer

They say that great minds think alike, and with that thought, Rich wrote a piece this morning which is a perfect segway into this discussion that Scott had in mind. Both of these great reef guys had the same independent…

Tanked – can we have just a little more information?

This is a video of a big aquarium (not connected with ATM or Tanked) – doesn’t a little information about how it’s run and how the animals are cared for make it more exciting? Like many of us, I have…

Thoughtfully crafted NanoBox LED reef light has a lot of character and great specs

The NanoBox Reef LED light is starting to roll off the assembly line, just in time to compete with a whole new generation of great entry-level LED lights like the Slimline S and the AI Nano LED. The 12″ version…

Cebuan rarities band together for one exciting shipment

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QUbqPbcDxQ[/youtube] A large shipment of cool reef critters was recently imported to Singapore which included a menageries of rare reef fish and a wunderpus. The above video of the Wunderpus clearly shows the amazing colour and banding patterns associated with this…

Julian’s Thing introduced with a cheeky ad by Two Little Fishies

Julian’s Thing is a new product from Two Little Fishies that was introduced via a cheeky advertisement in CORAL magazine. The ad doesn’t actually have a picture of Julian’s thing, but it uses suggestive language to get your attention. The…

A waterproof tablet? Actually, that’s not a bad idea for reefers

You know we get a bit excited here when we find everyday products that are waterproof. From waterproof iPod cases and speakers to waterproof powerstrips, we just love all things waterproof. I mean, how many times have we just happened…

Xyrichthys pentadactylus, just one of the many Razor fishes out there

Xyrichthys pentadactylus is one of many species of razor fish, or more commonly known as razor wrasse. Razor wrasses are adapted to life on open sandy reefs, and all possess highly compressed bodies which look paper thin from the front,…

Eheim AquaLight LED wants to shine over your nano

The new Eheim AquaLight LED is another LED aquarium light aimed towards the broad, nano aquarium market. The Eheim AquaLight uses a small multichip LED to push out around 3,100 lux of light in the 6,500K spectrum. This light hits…