Like many hobbyists, I decided to check out the Animal Planet reality series, “Tanked” last night. Rather than getting caught up in the negative “pre-smack talk” about the show, I decided to actually watch it before rendering an opinion. So,…
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API Nexx filter merges the best of power and canister filters
The API Nexx filter is an extremely novel new take on aquarium filtration which borrows the best features of external power filters and canister filters and adds a few original tricks as well. At first glance the API Nexx filter…
Spotted Drum – Another Look at a Spotlight-Worthy Species
Last year ReefBuilders championed the elusive and rare-in-the-trade Florida Spotted Drum, Equetus punctatus, as one of the most underrated reef fish. So I couldn’t help offering another look at the species, this time, a hand-collected juvenile from Florida that recently…
The Bladefin Basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, is one incredible (and expensive) deepwater reef fish
The Bladefin basslet, Jeboehlkia gladifer, that is being offered for sale on consignment by Aquatouch is an incredible reef fish that we have never heard about. At $8000 and about 1.5 inches/3cm long, the bladefin basslet is probably one of…
Chrysiptera traceyi damselfish
We really like the weirdo damselfish and Chrysiptera traceyi is the latest new species of Pomacentridae to be imported to the aquarium trade. We reported a couple weeks back that Chrysiptera traceyi had been in imported from the Marshall Islands…
Brown Clown Gobies are anything butt…and Naked Green Clown Gobies?
Seems like we’ve forgotten the clown gobies of the genus Gobiodon lately. Generally truly inexpensive and often thought of as common, they lack the exclusivity factor of something like a captive bred Brazilian Goldline Goby (Elacatinus figaro) or the mystical qualities of…
First ever video of a real live & eating Tiger Angelfish, Apolemichthys kingi
[youtube width=”680″ height=”525″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVNvcbQzvqE[/youtube] It’s no secret that we have a healthy obsession with Apolemichthys kingi, the Tiger Angelfish: we love tiger angelfish in ponds, in reef tanks and now in a quarantine tank eating like a pig. Feast your eyes…
Odontanthias katayamai, the yellow spotted anthias is another rarity to hit Blue Harbor first
Odontanthias katayamai is yet another big story from the rare reef fish genus formerly known as Holanthias. A couple weeks ago we learned of a completely new deepwater anthias from Puerto Rico which is believed to belong to Odontanthias, and…
Octopus eggs hatching at Steinhart Aquarium, a sight to behold
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/20288962[/vimeo] The video of hatchling giant pacific octopus by Richard Ross is one of the most incredible we’ve seen in quite a long time. The waterfall of thousands of little octopuses darting into the water column will take the…
CPR Aquatic releasing First A.I.D. this week
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIMyn6sFD1o[/youtube] CPR Aquatic has begun shipping its multipurpose CPR Aquatic First A.I.D. system that we brought you earlier this year in prototype form. The acronym means Acclimation, Isolation, and Dosing but the handy device can do all this…
