by Afishionado | Oct 3, 2017 | Aquaculture, MACNA, Video
In this video, we went around MACNA to give recognition to the awesome vendors who poured their heart into making this show memorable and amazing. Reefs.com and Afishionado got together for Best of Show – take a look and see who took home the... by Joe Rowlett | Oct 3, 2017 | Fish, Science
Tomiyamichthys is the fourth largest genus of shrimpgoby, with a dozen described species and many more yet awaiting scientific names. These are mostly small and inconspicuous fishes found in silty habitats some distance away from coral reefs, and so they tend not to... by Joe Rowlett | Oct 2, 2017 | Corals, Science
NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer just wrapped up a month-long expedition to the Musicians Seamounts north of Hawaii and managed to capture some truly awe-inspiring footage of the region’s abundant coral... by Leonard Ho | Oct 2, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Scientists are finding out what aquarists have long known: fishes have very distinct, complex, and stable personalities. All snarkiness aside, it's important for science to test and validate our anecdotal observations. by Marcin Smok | Oct 1, 2017 | Industry, MACNA, Technology
Interview with Andrzej Onichimiuk, Senior Sales Manager Aquaforest’s massive and diverse line of products for the reef aquarium hobby has grown even larger since last year’s MACNA... by Afishionado | Sep 30, 2017 | Reef, Science
One of most anticipated part of any reefing shows and convention is FREE raffles. Yes, you heard right. There were free raffles during the show. Continuing their hot streak from Reef A Palooza Orlando show, Current USA teamed up with Piscine Energetics (Makers of PE Mysis and Calanus) to give away ONE heck of a FREE give away. All in one system, sleek Water box aquarium with matching furnitures as well as Current LOOP Pro package, year's worth of supply of PE Mysis pellet food annnnnd 50 free frags! yes, 50 free frags! Thousands of dollars worth of products and livestocks were bundled up to give one lucky hobbyist a day that they will not forget. Hundreds of people lined up for this event. Yet another great reason to come to this amazing event. Big kudos to Current USA and Piscine Energetics for coming together to give such an amazing package back to the hobbyists! by Joe Rowlett | Sep 30, 2017 | Conservation, Science
One of the rarest reef systems on the planet occurs off the coast of Taoyuan in Northwestern Taiwan, and, unfortunately, it may soon be destroyed to make room for an industrial park. Unlike the coral-dominated reefs characteristic of the tropics, this unique habitat... by Afishionado | Sep 29, 2017 | Tanks, Video
Going back to our regular scheduling, here is a tank that we haven’t seen in a while. Julian Sprung’s 250 gallon peninsula tank. Take a look at this beautiful, mature tank that just defies the odds by keeping things extremely natural and...
