I wanted to fill you all in on a secret aquarium-related getaway I experienced while in the Keys. For the aquarium hobbyist who has never seen a wholesale operation, staying at the vacation rentals offered by Tom and Carol Scaturro…
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Should we be expecting more from “Tanked”?
The following is contribution from Jon Gordon of TerraReef Aquariums, an aquarium installation and maintenance company with an interest in how our hobby is represented in the mainstream I always try to keep up with current events in the industry,…
First preview of Animal Planet’s Tanked aquarium TV series
We were very excited to learn that mainstream TV is interested in the aquarium world enough to produce an aquarium reality TV series called Tanked, and the first preview doesn’t disappoint. If you’re a fan of all the building shows…
Sailfin Anthias, Rabaulichthys sp. gets first close up video of a displaying male
[youtube width=”680″ height=”420″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx6WRt81HwY[/youtube] Sailfin anthias from the genus Rabaulichthys are very rarely seen in the marine aquarium hobby but the last few months have seen a small surge of these fish lately. We’ve had reports of sailfin anthias appearing in…
Tunze issues statement regarding the results of the propeller pump flow article
Earlier today, a water flow study was published which showed a more accurate way to measure water flow from aquarium propeller water pumps. The flow study showed some big differences between measured and advertised flow: some models measured higher than…
Propeller pump study reveals big differences between flow ratings and actual output
Now that we have some real independent data on the flow output of propeller water pumps, it is possible to compare real world performance to the rated output of several propeller pumps. In the graph above produced by Sandford, Straka…
New Trimma species from Raja Ampat: T. erdmanni, T. cheni and four others described
A new paper by David Winterbottom describes six new species of nano reef gobies including Trimma erdmanni, Trimma cheni and four other species. The new Trimma species were all described from collection near Raja Ampat Indonesia, the same region which…
Seneye Home introduction video teases us
[vimeo width=”640″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/26312070[/vimeo] Seneye has released a new introduction video showing you how the device works. The setting is a familiar one, with a person buying a freshwater fish of some sort and the fish dying soon thereafter. Like we…
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July 5 – July 11th Amazon enters the aquatics industry via Wag.com Neodymium costs driving up prices on magnets, how will the cost be passed onto the consumer? Lubricogobius dinah, not your run of the mill clown goby Treehugger has…
Tool use is suggested by a clam-smashing tuskfish (angelfish know what’s up)
An individual of Choerodon schoenleinii was photographed on the Southern Great Barrier Reef carefully positioning a clam in its mouth to smash against a rock. By Jane Goodall’s definition of tool use this tuskfish was definitely using an “external object…
