We wondered where all the hexagonal fish tanks had gone until this one popped up on our desktop just the other day. At first glance, we thought it was an antique from the Victorian era, with a price tag to…
Hermit crab pictured living in Walking Dendro
Walking Dendros are still fairly new to the reefing hobby, only being introduced as recently as 2009. The coral is Heteropsammia cochlea, a substrate-dwelling yet photosynthetic stony coral that gains its “walking” title by way of a Sipunculan (Peanut worm,)…
Holy Grail Angelfish is a venusta X multifasciata hybrid
RVS Fishworld Inc has collected an exquisitely colored hybrid dwarf angelfish in the Philippines. A naturally occurring cross between the Blue back angelfish, Centropyge venusta, and the Many-banded or Multibar angelfish, C.multifasciata, few hybrids surpass the beauty of either parent…
Fauna Marin’s Reef ICP Test Total includes nitrate, alkalinity, and more
Fauna Marin has released a testing kit that tests for over 90 parameters in seawater and reverse osmosis water. Named Reef ICP Test Total, the test is based on sending aquarium water off to a lab for ICP analysis, only…
Two companies plead guilty to unlawfully importing corals from Vietnam
Two aquatic companies pleaded guilty this week to federal criminal charges for illegally importing protected live corals from Vietnam, concealing their unlawful activity, and submitting false records with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The United States Attorney’s office…
Bluelined surgeonfish inhibits coral growth says Coral Sea Foundation
The charitable organization Coral Sea Foundation has observed Bluelined surgeonfish, Acanthurus lineatus, actively suppressing coral growth at one of its monitoring sites, Lizard Island, on the Great Barrier Reef. Also known as the Lined Surgeon, or Clown Tang, A.lineatus is…
Two Dipsastraea speciosa corals we wish we’d bought when we saw them
Do you ever regret not buying a coral? We were scrolling through our phone pictures recently when we were reminded of two “Favia” which were on sale when we worked in a wholesaler’s. There we dealt with thousands of corals…
WAMAS donates $20,000 to the Living Coral Biobank Project
The Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) has donated $20,000 USD to the Great Barrier Reef Legacy Living Coral Biobank Project. Based in Port Douglas, Australia, the aim of the project is to safeguard the biodiversity of all known…
Oceanic Institute of Hawaii raises Longnose Butterflyfish, Forcipiger flavissimus
The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University has succeeded in culturing the Longnose Butterflyfish, Forcipiger flavissimus. The institute that bought us the first captive-bred population of Yellow Tangs has today released pictures of 90-day-old captive-raised F.flavissimus, breaking the 86-day record…
ReefStock Australia is a big success down under
ReefStock – the global reefing event and the biggest reefing show in Australia – was held last weekend and proved to be a huge success for all the hobbyists and vendors who attended. Situated at the Sydney showground, ReefStock attracted…
