by xeniaforever | Sep 29, 2017 | Supplements, Tanks
LiveAquaria is known far and wide as a top-notch online retailer of fish and coral, supplying healthy, beautiful animals to hobbyists around the world. Part of their success can be attributed to the exclusive salt mix that they formulated to use at the LiveAquaria... by Leonard Ho | Sep 29, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Marine aquarists have all experienced it: Reef fishes that naturally school simply refuse to in captivity? Common theories are that the lack of predators or the relatively small size of aquariums discourage schooling. A new study finds that noise plays a big role. Noisy water = less cohesive schooling. by Afishionado | Sep 28, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA
Have you ever been to a big reefing event and notice that there is a pattern? A trend? This year at MACNA in New Orleans, I noticed a pattern. Care to guess what it is? If you guessed automated test kits, you guessed correctly.… by Joe Rowlett | Sep 28, 2017 | Fish, Science
The Kole Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus) is an especially abundant species in the waters of Hawaii and among the most popular surgeonfishes within the aquarium trade. Yet, despite the large number of specimens that are photographed and collected, we seldom see any... by AquaNerd | Sep 27, 2017 | Equipment, Science, Technology
The Red Dragon Eco 5 is a brand new pump model from Royal Exclusiv that is about to hit the US market in October of this year.  Early birds will receive a discounted pre-order price that is now being accepted by authorized US dealers (keep reading to learn more). Red Dragon Eco 5 Overview – The Eco 5 has a maximum flow rate of 1057 GPH (4000 LPH) while only consuming 25 watts of power.  At slower speeds the pump will consume even less wattage and Royal Exclusiv has provided flow curves using 25 watts, 15 watts and 10 watts of power as seen by clicking the graphs below.  Like all of the saltwater Red Dragon pumps, the Eco 5 features titanium screws that will not easily corrode in saltwater.  The pump can be used by Joe Rowlett | Sep 26, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
In 2014, an enigmatic deepsea creature was made known to the world, the aptly named Dendrogramma enigmatica. It’s peculiar morphology made it a puzzle for researchers to identify, even at the broadest... by Afishionado | Sep 26, 2017 | Aquaculture, Feeding, Industry
I received this press release couple of days ago from Reef Nutrition. We did an exclusive interview for Reefs.com about this news several months ago, talking with Chad Clayton of Reef Nutrition and AP Breeds during Reef A Palooza Orlando 2017.… by Joe Rowlett | Sep 26, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
Few marine organisms are quite so obscure as the siphonophore. Next time you’re at a dinner party, try this little experiment: ask ten people to draw one and see what they come up with. Unless there happens to be an experienced blackwater diver or marine biologist in...
