Col·lec·tor – a person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby. In the aquarium hobby, collectoritis is a condition that can be a blessing or a curse, but in most cases both. Some of us want to…
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The Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium might just be Omaha’s best kept secret
When you think coral and saltwater fish, Nebraska would probably not come to mind immediately. Being triply landlocked, Nebraska is as far away from the sea as you could imagine. Somewhere within Omaha however is home to the Henry Doorly…
Opulent Osaka Part 1: Makoto Matsuoka’s decade old Prognathodes collection
We just got back from a three day trip to Osaka and if you’re a fish lover, you’re going to want to keep your eyes peeled and attention focused on this page for the next week at least. Japan as…
AcroOptics set to reveal a totally new kind of LED fixture
AcroOptics is a spankin’ new LED light company based in nearby Boulder, Colorado which is undertaking a radically different approach to making the ultimate LED aquarium fixture. When we spotted one of their prototypes at Aqua Imports, an LFS in…
Tank Profile: Marco Pardun’s 104-gallon Room Divider Triton Reef
When I first came across this aquarium, it caught my eyes for a variety of reasons. First and foremost was the variety of color in its inhabitants. Next is the fact that it is a room divider (something I’ve always…
Tank Profile: Brian Babcock’s SPS-dominated Reef
With towering pillars of small-polyp stony corals framed against a spotless blue background, this aquarium makes me feel as though I’ve been plopped down smack dab in the middle of a coral reef, peering into the blue abyss beyond. Being…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Serranus luciopercanus, the Walleye Basslet
Today’s Awesome Fish Spotlight features another Curaçao gem from the genus Serranus. We love Serranus, and over the years we’ve covered articles on a wide range of species from this genus. The genus attains highest development in the Atlantic, especially…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Roa modestus, the poor man’s excelsa
Roa is one of our favourite genus of deepwater butterflyfish and although it contains at least four members, only Roa excelsa is frequently covered. All Roa species are patterned in the same template of brown and white vertical bands, and are deepwater fish…
Tomato Clownfish: A Stunning Beginner Fish Ripe for the Picking
Lately it seems many of the species profiles I’ve written have been on fish that either grow too large for the average home aquarium or are otherwise poor choices for aquarium keeping for one reason or another. By now, some…
Time Travel Thursday: Mr Wong’s collection from the film era
In our previous installation with regards to Mr. Wong, we took a look at some of his existing collection of butterflyfish in his home aquarium. Today we’re stepping into a time machine to explore some of Mr. Wong’s fish that he…
