A new species of Dwarfgoby has been described from West Papua. The species has been named the Surge Dwarfgoby, Eviota fluctiphila, by Greenfield, Erdmann, and Mambrasar, and joins 128 other species in the genus Eviota, now the second most speciose…
Marine Fish Workshop to be held at CITES CoP 19
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species is to discuss ornamental fish species at their annual Conference of Parties, held this year in Panama. The Convention regulates everything wild from Tigers to Timber, with the aim of ensuring that…
Gloomy Octopus throw things at each other, study finds
Octopuses deserve way more intellectual respect than we give them credit for, and films like My Octopus Teacher and Octopus: Making Contact, has only made us love them more. We’ve seen Octopuses open screw-top jars, dream, and even punch fish,…
Reef-Pro 600 is D-D’s smallest systemized aquarium yet
D-D The Aquarium Solution has added a new smaller model to its Reef-Pro aquarium range. At 600x600x460mm/23.6”x23.6”x18.1” high it offers a large footprint for aquascaping while still being shallow enough for most people to reach into and maintain. Made from…
Giant Acropora tenuis spotted in Bali
We’ve been growing Acropora tenuis in their millions for over 20 years now and have been roaming Indonesian reefs for over 25 years. So we can say we’ve seen our fair share of tenuis, but there are some colonies that…
Geo’s L-shaped sump is fully loaded and ready to reef
We readily admit to having acrylic sump envy but some of them lack at least one feature we class as essential in a reef sump. Hands down acrylic sumps win in the looks department but if they can’t accommodate a…
Getting to grips with reef cement
We’ve been out aquascaping this week and have created a dry reef scape in a 7x2x2′ hole-in-the-wall tank. The owner of the seven-footer wanted four stand-alone bombies that would allow good all round water flow and be viewable from both…
Desktop Series offer stripped-down AIO nano tanks from Red Sea
Red Sea has released a new line of nano aquariums called the Desktop Series. They are in effect the Max Nano Cube and Peninsula All-In-One tanks we know and love, only they’ve been stripped of all their equipment and are…
Reef Factory tease Smart Roller filter
Reef Factory has released a photo and information about its up-and-coming fleece filter launch, Smart Roller. The device can hang on a sump or stand on extendable legs and comes with a 40-meter roll, which the company estimates will last…
Study sustainable harvesting of reef fishes for Ph.D
The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA,) is supporting two research projects that will examine how wild-collected ornamental fish can be caught sustainably and how the industry can contribute to conservation in source countries. Both projects are being run in collaboration…
