A new and unique cichlid: Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura
Live coloration of a male Gymnogeophagus terrapurpuraAs described in the open access Neotropical Ichthyology: Gymnogeophagus terrapurpura has been found... Read more.
Cory CW 032 has a name!
Corydoras knaackiCorydoras knaacki is described from tannin-rich, swampy drain basins of rio Madre de Dios, Peru. Like other corys, C.knaacki is... Read more.
Premium Aquatics celebrates their 20th anniversary with sales
We customarily don’t blog about sales, but Premium Aquatics is one of our first and most loyal supporters. And the twenty-year milestone is a big deal! They... Read more.
Five new Eviota dwarfgobies from Fiji
All five of the new dwarfgoby species are positively known from Fiji. The novel species described in the latest publication of Journal of the Ocean Science... Read more.
ORA announces success with Ruby Red Dragonet!
A bevy of ruby red dragonets!ORA raised about a dozen ruby red dragonets from their first fertilized spawn. This species produces smaller spawns... Read more.
Tiny probes developed to measure pH and carbonate ion INSIDEÂ corals
Photo by Andréa Grottoli, Ohio State UniversityFrom the University of Delaware: UD professor’s sensor enables first carbonate ion concentration... Read more.
Jaw-dropping Korean reef aquascape
Look out for the blue-lit cave around 0:50. It’s not often we come across a reef aquascape that shows us something new, but this one does. It is extremely... Read more.
So cute! Snorkeler rescues trapped porcupine puffer as mate watches on
This video was recorded on March 20, 2016 and published by CORE Sea, a marine conservation and research organization focused on Southeast Asian (predominantly Thailand)... Read more.
Channa pardalis: a new snakehead species
Channa pardalis sp. novSnakeheads are oddball fish equipped with air-breathing organs, thus able to breath air from the surface of the water. ... Read more.
A new pufferfish species
Arothron multilineatusIt strikes us that such a conspicuous, large (20 inch/50cm) fish with such a wide-ranging distribution in relatively shallow (SCUBA-depth)... Read more.