MACNA 2017: Reef Octopus Wave Pump It looks like Reef Octopus is venturing into yet another branch of the aquarium industry with their latest product, which doesn’t even have an official name yet,...
Exciting New Fish Finds From The Southwest PacificEarlier this summer, researchers from the Auckland Museum and Conservation International completed a six-week expedition to some of the planet’s most remote and obscure...
LFS Spotlight: House of Fins in Greenwich, CTHouse of Fins in Greenwich, CT, just north of NYC, one of the oldest aquarium stores in America, is about to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This store is top notch. Done...
MACNA 2017: Interview with Howard Roy from Maxspect A number of new products from Maxspect were introduced at the MACNA show in New Orleans this year, and to talk about them, I stole a minute of Howards Roy’s, the...
Roa rumsfeldi Is No Longer An Unknown UnknownSlowly but surely, the undescribed butterflyfishes of the world are at long last getting the recognition they deserve. Last year, it was the Orangemargin Butterflyfish...
Fish and Colors – a diet for their health and wellness The color of the fish has a lot of useful functions, it’s one of the most interesting systems we have. For us reef enthusiasts, it’s a peculiar point of...
MACNA 2017: Easy Reefs I must admit, Easy Reefs was a surprising (in a good way) discovery at MACNA 2017. The company somehow slipped my attention prior to the show, and I’m glad I lurked...
Is This Spotted Surgeonfish A New Species?A recent expedition to some of the most remote reefs in the South Pacific has yielded an especially exciting discovery for surgeonfish fans. Earlier this summer,...
A Surprising New Stonogobiops ShrimpgobyNew species of gobies show up all the time, but a new species of Stonogobiops shrimpgoby is not something that we would have expected....
Tunze 9004 – a skimmer for a MiniReef – preview Finding a good skimmer for a MiniReef of 80-100 liters isn’t easy; we decided to try the Tunze 9004. Soon, we’re going to begin a new project: an...
