Trimma tevegae is a gorgeous little goby which is relatively available but rarely showing it’s true potential. Like all fish, this species shows it’s best when its been conditioned for a while and put into a display that suits it.…
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House of Fins 53rd Anniversary SPLASH event this weekend
House of Fins in Greenwich CT is one of the oldest aquarium stores in the country and this weekend will mark the establishment’s 53rd year in the business of ornamental aquarium fish. House of Fins, or HOF, has been ramping…
Ultimate rare fish video ID competition with The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 and Angelfishes of the World up for grabs
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzz9PImSYvc[/youtube] Here we have a video of an amazing rare fish collection, neigh, the most amazing rare fish collection. Instead of talking about the singular, uber rarity of any of the fish and what kind of sports car…
The Southwest Marines open day event in Bristol, UK was a smashing success
The weekend of September 22-23rd we had the honor and privilege of attending and speaking at the Southwest Marine open day in Bristol, UK. We’d visited this shop once before back in May right before trailblazng over to Germany for…
Indian Government Smackdown on the Aquarium Hobby
Even in the days of the internet, the average American-based hobbyist seldom looks outside our country’s borders to see what’s going on in the world. We too are guilty of having blinders on from time to time. There’s been a…
New sea slug discovered off California coast
Sometimes the most exciting things are hiding right in front of you, just waiting for you to see. Marine biologist Jeff Goddard knows this quite well after he discovered a new species of nudibranch in a California tide pool in…
Classic: Blue Reef Photography is a rare fish lover’s wet dream
The following post is a classic which we originally posted way back in April 2009. It features fish which are still so rare that this post is definitely worth another turn. Ballina, semicinctus and conspicillatus angelfish, Amphichaetodon butterfly, latezonatus clownfish…
DinoXal from QFI said to remove Dinoflagellates
Dinoflagellates are very annoying in reef aquariums. A new product called DinoXal from QFI (Quality Fish Imports) is said to eliminate or remove dinoflagellates from your aquarium. We aren’t too sure what is in DinoXal, but if it works as…
The focused approach to reef keeping
It seems as though not a day goes by here on Reef Builders when you don’t hear about some new product, animal or technique that will help change the hobby forever. New things that promise to simplify and improve our…
Skimz KONE SK181 the newest E-Series internal protein skimmer from Singapore
The Skimz KONE SK181 is the first protein skimmer in the company’s E-Series line of internal products. Earlier this month we brought you the external line of E-Series skimmers from this Singapore-based company and for those of you looking for…
