According to the Biological Invasions Records journal, a Whitemargin Unicornfish, Naso annulatus, has been caught in the Maltese waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Native to islands as far apart as Hawaii and Madagascar this large species of surgeonfish is a…
Florida Aquarium successfully breed endangered Elkhorn coral
Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have for the first time, successfully captive-bred The Elkhorn Coral, Acropora palmata. Elkhorn is an endangered species that was once found all over the shallow waters of the Caribbean but now there are thought to…
Acropora tenella is a really deep Acro!
Being dyed in the wool Acro nerds there is one species which holds a special place in our hearts, Acropora tenella. We are all familiar with so-called ‘deep water’ Acropora but what we call deep Acropora is basically anything you…
Super Scopas is the Australian Version of a Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma scopas, or midnight sailfin tang as they are known in Australia, are a fairly abundant reef dwelling fish that is found on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea as well as much of the greater Indian and Pacific…
If You Knew How Rare Fox Corals Truly Are
The fox coral has one of the most unique polyp shapes of any coral and it’s a real treat for coral divers to see underwater. As you know, we like to explore reef areas where not many divers go because …
Male Yellow Tail Wrasse is a rarely imported treat
Advanced Aquarium Consultancy in Essex, England has acquired a rare male Yellow tail tamarin wrasse, Anampses meleagrides. The Anampses genus contains some of the most desirable of all wrasses including A.femininus and A.lennardi to name just two stand out species,…
Reef Evolution is a new salt from Aquarium Systems
The fifty-eight-year-old company that brought you Instant Ocean and Reef Crystals have released a new, third salt called Reef Evolution. Made in collaboration with Dr. Tims Aquatics, Reef Evolution is a reef recipe synthetic salt that also contains vitamins, amino…
SuperFish Dosing Pump One is a super value single auto doser
Value brand SuperFish has released a single-head automatic doser called Dosing Pump One. Best known for pond pumps and freshwater nano tanks, the SuperFish brand is owned by Dutch company Aquadistri, and although they have a marine product brand called…
CoralVue Hydros release the Kraken 24V power supply
CoralVue launched a new power supply at MACNA 2022 called the Kraken. An extension to their constantly evolving, ever-expanding Hydros controller range, Kraken is aimed at replacing up to eight 24V and four 12V power supplies, the likes of which…
AAC lands ten Zebra tangs, Acanthurus polyzona
Advanced Aquarium Consultancy has successfully imported no fewer than ten Zebra tangs, Acanthurus polyzona, into the UK. A holy grail amongst surgeonfish, Zebra tangs look superficially similar to Convict tangs, Acanthurus triostegus, but Zebras only come from Madagascar, Mauritius, and…
