How to Quarantine Copperbands and Get Them Feeding

One of the most stunning marvels of the reef, the Copperband Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus, is something of an idol within the reef-keeping industry. Gold and pearly white, these delicate fish flit around tanks with such poise, capturing the eye of…

Chris & Oli’s Shrimp Mix is made up of actual unicorns

Chris & Oli’s Shrimp Mix is a whacky freshwater diet dreamed up by German aquaristik legends Chris Lukhaup and Oliver Knott.  It boasts responsibly sourced raw materials, no fish meal or filler, but unlike every other food before it, its…

Ocean Nutrition Formula One & Two Pellets Now In Extra Large Size

Ocean Nutrition has introduced new extra-large pellet sizes for their popular Formula One and Formula Two mix. The extra-large moist pellets promote digestion and can be fed to many marine fishes that require a high-protein or algae-based diet. The new…

The Shape of Corals is Linked to How they Feed

It’s been over 20 years since I started culturing corals in the ocean and in dedicated aquariums. I always believed that the shape of a corals was mainly determined by trying to expose as much surface to light while withstanding…

Elasmo Tabs Keep Your Aquarium Sharks & Rays Healthy

Elasmo Tabs are an interesting dietary supplement with such a specific purpose, that their existence is actually a learning opportunity for he uninitiated. These tablets were developed for aquarium sharks and rays by a company called Vetafarm which also provides…

InD Creations Automatic Frozen Fish Food Feeder

The Automatic Frozen Fish Food Feeder as a concept is something that we’ve seen before in home DIY incarnations, but never in a professionally developed, commercial version. InD Creations aims to change that with their Auto Frozen Feeder which looks…

Apex Pods is the Newest Live Food from Reef Nutrition

Apex Pods is a brand new live copepod from Reef Nutrition which is a pure culture of live tropical copepods. Unlike the uber popular Tigger pods, Tigriopus californicus, the warm water Apocyclops panamensis are a species of copepod which can actually become…

Fauna Marin Soft Multi Mix Fish Food

Soft Multi Mix is a new food blend from Fauna Marin which is not just one food, but a wide variety of their formulas. Fauna Marin’s fish and coral pellet foods are renowned for their quality, being made with the…

Trying out the unique properties of Reef Cell Fish & Coral Foods

Every year a multitude of companies introduce their ‘new’ reef aquarium and coral foods which are often little more than an assortment of finely ground ingredients. But aquarium fish food veteran New Life Spectrum has recently released a new line…

Sera O-Nip Tabs Are The Original Stick-On-Glass Aquarium Food

There’s somewhat of a renaissance happening with interesting fish and coral foods, especially those that stick on the glass so that critters can graze on them for a period of time. We’ve seen many offerings from New Era, Easy Reef…