Europe’s largest privately-owned aquarium was recently delivered to London’s upcoming Heron Tower giving this new development quite a bit of eye candy in the lobby. The aquarium will hold 70,000l (approx. 18,492 gallons) of water and measures in at 12m…
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Banggais in Lembeh and Maculosus in the Mediterranean, these fish are a long way from home
You know why Pterapogon kauderni is called the Banggai cardinalfish? Because originally it was found only around the Banggai Islands of Sulawesi, Indonesia. After several years of reported sightings of banggai cardinalfish a long way from home, the snapshot above…
Captive reared regal blue tangs return to the aquarium hobby via Sustainable Aquatics
No doubt, the regal blue tang, Paracanthurus hepatus, is one of the most popular fish for the marine and reef aquarium. This species is imported by the thousands at a size of 1-2″ but these specimens often take a long…
Hybrid Goldflake x Flagfin Angelfish appears at Japan’s B-Box Aquarium
Hybrid marine angelfish are relatively abundant in the wild and with increasing imports of this popular fish group we are seeing more and more hybrid Pomacanthids. Case in point is this beautiful hybrid flagfin x goldflake angelfish, Apolemichthys trimaculata x…
Long Island’s Country Critters as seen through a pictorial of really cool fish
If you want to see a diverse selection of really oddball fish, Long Island’s Country Critters is the bee’s knees and it was a great pleasure to pass through their facility last week. You might recall a video that we…
This weekend, NERAC in Long Island and TMAC in San Marcos
With two large marine aquarium events behind us and two more ahead of us, there’s no doubt that the marine aquarium conference season is in full swing. If you live in the Northeast, in NY or any bordering states, you…
Live At the Banquet: Georgia World Aquarium at MACNA
We are live at the Georgia world Aquarium tonight. Food is courtesy of Wolf Gang puck catering, although Mr. Puck is no were in sight. However the executive chef says that the food will be good. And the first course,…
Honolulu firm joins rush to export deep-ocean water and it ISN’T for aquarium use!
A new Oahu company soon will start tapping into one of Hawaii’s biggest exports — water. Deep Ocean Hawaii early this week will launch its first vessel, the Spirit of the North, to harvest deep-ocean water 3.4 miles off the…
Tidal Gardens: Open House
It’s not everyday you get an invitation to tour the legendary Tidal Gardens facility, but today is that day. Than Thien has been a featured guest on Reef Therapy and Reef Stock and if his sultry voice isn’t enough to…
Reef Builders Raj Works on 10,000 Gallon Mega Tank Build
Raj has never really flexed his skill set to the Reef Builders audience before. He co-owns My Reef Creations (MRC), which designs and builds many of the commercial protein skimmers and reactors used by public aquaria, and today, we got…
