Bon’s lagoon takes second Zeovit dream tank of the quarter, we totally called it

About six months ago some comments held our feet to the fire when we called Evan Tsang’s (bonbon) brand new reef tank a “Masterpiece in the Making“. Then two months ago we revisited Bon’s Lagoon with a video of the…

Elos Evision gets initial pricing in Europe

The expandable Elos Evision aquarium control system we saw last month at Aquarama in Singapore has just gotten some pricing details. While the simplicity of the modular design is appealing the first round of pricing coming out of Europe is…

Picasso Clarkii Clownfish video

When we first heard that Picasso clarkii were coming from Bali Aquarich, our initial thought was that these Amphiprion clarkii were only slightly picasso-barred. But once we saw the Picasso clarkii clownfish at House of Fins it was clear that…

Pseudochromis erdmanni, a new dottyback species from Ambon and Sulawesi

Pseudochromis erdmanni is a new species of dottyback from Indonesia which has just been described by Jack Randall. The specimens used in the description of P. erdmanni were collected from Ambon and the Rajah Ampat Islands of Indonesia but is…

Seneye reef controller sets a new bar for aquarium monitoring

Seneye is a new water monitoring device that is set to go into beta soon and is UK based. Seneye works by dropping a digital all-in-one monitor into your  water that reports a wide variety of parameters and controls them…

Ecoxotic Stunner LED strips get bigger adding 24, 36 and 48 inch models

For those of you looking for longer LED striplights, Ecoxotic might have the answer with today’s release of three longer sizes of the Ecoxotic Stunner LED striplights. First announced at Reefstock 2011, the new larger sizes of the Ecoxotic Stunner…

Central Pet OKs $100M stock buyback plan, a good sign for the pet trade

Publicly traded Central Garden & Pet Co. announced Thursday its board of directors has approved a new $100 million share repurchase program. The company who’s brands include Kent, Aqueon, Coralife, Oceanic and Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine, said it may buy back shares…

Rare Japanese white-bar fairy basslet and golden hawkfish appear in Thailand!

Pseudanthias leucozonus is a rare Pseudanthias species that almost secretively hidden from aquarist because it is restricted to Izu Peninsula region and nearby islands. Even though there are some record of Pseudanthias leucozonus from the trade that happened to be…

Garibaldi lemonpeel angelfish and Flavocoronatus butterflyfish hybrid headlining Father’s Day sale at Greenwich Aquaria

If a Garibaldi and a lemonpeel had a lovechild we imagine it would look a lot like the beautiful specimen at right. This stunning Centropyge flavissima was captured in the Marshall Islands and it features a strong orange body coloration…

Reef Octopus Nano Overflow goes into production with tightly integrated features

The mysterious Nano Overflow box from Reef Octopus we spied last December has gotten a face lift and is heading into production shortly giving all you nano tank owners the ability to get a small but useful overflow to any small aquarium.…