Faceless Fish Not Even A Mother Could Love!

A faceless fish is breaking the internet with its hideous amorphous front end, and confusing people trying to make sense of it all. As you might have guessed this fish comes from the deep sea, at more than 4 kilometers…

Seven Of Our Favorite Dive Sites In Roatan

Dive Roatan If you love coral, Roatan Honduras should be at the top of your list as a scuba diving destination. Roatan is one of three Bay Islands off the Northern Coast of Honduras, and the islands boast some of…

Old Tank Syndrome Revisited

In the mid-1990’s I wrote an article about something I was experiencing in one of my tanks and which I had seen in a few other tanks and dubbed it “Old Tank Syndrome”. This is actually kind of funny now,…

Reef Secrets Aquarium Is An Australian Fish Store Powerhouse!

Reef Secrets Aquariums in Gold Coast Australia was one of the few LFS that I ever heard of before going to Australia. But as it turned out it was the last fish store I ended up visiting on my recent…

Awsome Fish Spotlight: Hawkfish A Bird’s Eye View

 Hawkfish belong in the Cirrhitidae family, which contains 35 known species worldwide, 3and typically only 7 of these arrive in the aquarium trade. This family of fishes is usually considered one of the most popular when it comes to reef…

The Dallas Acro, Australia’s Version of the Green Slimer

I recently visited Australia and went on a whirlwind tour that was chronicled in a slew of videos on our YouTube channel. One of the cool things about visiting new places and new countries, is getting to see a lot…

Acropora millepora: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About This Coral

Acropora millepora is probably the most famous Acropora right after Acropora tenuis. Demand for this SPS coral waxes and wanes but it’s always a very popular coral, and holds a very special place in our heart! What’s so special about them?…

Help Protect The Mesoamerican Reef: Sign The Petition

The Mesoamerican Reef is located in the Caribbean Sea and touches the coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. As the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, it stretches nearly 1000 km from the northern tip of the Yucatan…

Five Ways To Go Beyond The Basics Of Aquarium Lighting

I can clearly remember a time when understanding light on our aquariums was more like trying to wrap your head around alchemy than actual science. We discussed light in number of tubes, watts per gallons, and trichromatic, actinic and daylight…

Minimix Of Aquatic Art’s Zoanthid Collection!

You know, for years I always described myself as not a zoanthid nut, I mean I really like them but not in the same granular detail that self described zoanthid collectors might entertain. But something has changed recently as I’ve found…