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Custom Bashsea Cichlid Life Support System

Custom Bashsea Cichlid Life Support System

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It’s not often that we write articles about freshwater or brackish aquarium topics, but this filtration system designed and built by Steve Bashi, is both beautiful and functional. The new filtration system was built to replace 4 separate filter tanks on a 12 year old 500 gallon tank.…

Carolina Aquatics Acquires Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale

Carolina Aquatics Acquires Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale

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Marine and reef aquarium livestock wholesaler Carolina Aquatics has announced the acquisition of long-time business partner Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale.

Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale, founded in 1993, has grown to offer a complete line of tropical freshwater aquarium fish, pond livestock, reptiles, small animals and more.  …

Orphek Announces New 24″ Slim Line LED Fixture for Reef and Planted Aquariums

Orphek Announces New 24″ Slim Line LED Fixture for Reef and Planted Aquariums

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After bringing the Atlantik series one step forward by upgrading it with a new V4 spectrum,  Orphek is now introducing its newest 24″ Slim Line lights for both Reef and Planted Aquariums. Orphek claims that their lights “differ from all slims lights offered in the market today because they are built with the same design and quality of the Atlantik series, made of full body acrylic, a rugged aluminum heat sink and thick polished acrylic lens cover” but does differing make them better?…

New Genus and Species Discovered in North Sulawesi, Indonesia – Symphysanodontidae aureolateralis

New Genus and Species Discovered in North Sulawesi, Indonesia – Symphysanodontidae aureolateralis

Cymatognathus aureolateralis A new genus and species of the percoid family Symphysanodontidae, Cymatognathus aureolateralis are described based on three specimens collected from North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The new species shares characteristics with the confamilial genus Sym-physanodon and the fish has been given the common name, Wavy Jaw Slopefish for its wavy lower jaw and well-developed outer tooth patches.  …

Beginner’s Guide to Cycling an Aquarium

Beginner’s Guide to Cycling an Aquarium


Aquarium cycling (NOT the bicycle sport) is a term unknown to most outside of the aquatic world. But contrary to its lack of popularity, cycling a fish tank is arguably the heaviest factor every fish owner, beginner to expert has to master to have their fishes survive longer than a week.…

The “Faceless Fish” is one Ugly Fish

The “Faceless Fish” is one Ugly Fish

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To say that life can get pretty weird in the deep ocean is an understatement and the “Faceless Fish” is just another example of how bizarre life can be well below the surface.  Found at depths between 13,000 and 16,500 feet deep, the faceless fish is thought to make its home throughout the Arabian Sea, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Japan and Hawaii.  …

Featured Coral – Black Torch Coral

Featured Coral – Black Torch Coral

black torch coralFor many, the black torch coral (Euphyllia glabrescensis) is considered to be one of the rarest color variations for torch corals in the aquarium trade.  Its moniker comes from the coral’s dark, almost black tentacles that wave in the water beneath vivid, contrasting goldish to yellowish tips.…