The Takeuchi angelfish is a species of Genicanthus that can only be found in waters of the Ogasawara Islands. The Ogasawaras are protected in that you can fish and you can collect fish but neither of which are allowed with…
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Macropharyngodon vivienae: madagascar leopard wrasse starts showing up in Kenyan exports
Macropharyngodon vivienae is an exciting fish that is thought to be an endemic to Madagascar reefs and parts of the East African coastline from Natal to Durban. This is a fish so rare that we’ve only seen one live specimen…
New Seashine LIFI plasma light rolling out soon, Game Changer gets initial pricing
The upcoming Seashine LIFI plama lighting fixture by Stray Light Optical Technology is definitely one of most promising new technologies heading into the trade. We had the pleasure of finding out more about this light including pricing and availability from…
Will the real Acan Maxima please stand up?
<rant> Why o why do the majority of coral slinger still insist on calling the Indo-pacific Scolymia australis by the name of a species that comes exclusively from the Middle East? I mean, it’s clear that the corals we are…
Oceanic’s new BioCube HQI Metal Halide nano aquarium
Oceanic has updated their Biocube nano aquarium series to incorporate a double ended or “HQI” Metal Halide. This Biocube series has been popular with the nano aquarium crowd and Oceanic has taken it upon themselves to offer a few other…
ORCA underwater glue from Aquarium Munster
Orca underwater glue from Aquarium Munster is what you might expect from a sealing agent. Unlike other glues, this one can be used in the water. Whereas other products need the area you are applying the glue or solvent to…
First Hand reports of the effects of cold water stress in the Florida Keys
Reef Builders is proud to welcome Collin Foord to the RB writing block. Collin is one of the founders of Coral Morphologic, a long time sponsor of this blog. Through their frequent diving throughout the Florida Keys searching for cool…
How to stop Orbitec from continuing with their overreaching and broad patent
Alright Reef Builders readers, it’s time for us to mobilize! Almost exactly a year ago we broke the news that a very large company (Orbitec) had been granted an overreaching patent regarding the use of LEDs to grow aquarium corals,…
Rainfordia opercularis, the flat head perch is one of the rarest and least known of the basslets
Rainfordia opercularis is a fish so rare that aside from the stud in these pictures, we literally have only been able to track down just one other confirmed specimen that has come to the U.S. Closely related to fish of…
Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S hang on back cone skimmer
The new Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S have finally hit North American shores. The XP 1000s is a hang on back cone skimmer that features a bright red acrylic finish. If you have a red Ferrari tank, it should match…
