Cairns Underwater Film Festival, August 24, 2013

Reef lovers are about to get their annual fill of eye candy. The seventh annual Cairns Underwater Film Festival gets underway in a few short weeks. Not only is the world treated to some of the world's most beautiful coral reef photography and short films but all proceeds from this non-profit event goes towards conservation and scientific research.

Puffer or Filefish? Who can tell?

We love mimicry! Anna and Ned DeLoach bring us yet another fishy "who's who" mystery. The Mimic Filefish (Paraluteres prionurus) does a world-class impersonation of the toxic Saddle Valentini Puffer (Canthigaster valentini), a popular aquarium fish. Can you tell who's who? We share blennywatcher.com's video ID tutorial after the jump; The video also includes footage of always-popular puffing and unpuffing action!

The amazing Avatar-themed aquarium 

There are themed aquariums, then there are THEMED AQUARIUMS. This Avatar-inspired creation is simply breathtaking. A combination of live plants, driftwood, and floating islands sculpted from polystyrene faithfully recreate the fictional moon of Pandora. Oh yeah, there's an underwater waterfall!

LSS Laboratory’s “Stealth” LED spied

This post will rank amongst the least wordy product news we've ever published but only because virtually no information was posted about this light beyond these photos. With its angular, super-slim profile and matte black finish, this Japanese light fixture certainly resembles a stealth fighter.

Captive-bred Clarion Angels are now available

Quality Marine (wholesale) has announced the first-ever availability of aquacultured Clarion Angels in North America. These "holy grail" angelfish are being bred by Bali Aquarich and are now hitting the market. We wait to see their retail prices, but don't expect the angels to come cheap. We share QM's press release after the jump, complete with sexy photos of this amazing fish.