by Leonard Ho | Apr 11, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Fangblennies of the genus Meiacanthus are popular reef fish kept by marine aquarists. We've long known their fangs pack venom (used primarily as defense), but until this year, we had no idea what was in that venom. A new study discovers it is a complex and elegant drug cocktail. by Afishionado | Apr 10, 2017 | Equipment, Video
Neptune Systems recently released their highly anticipated FMK module (Flow Monitoring Kit). We install it in our systems to show you some surprising numbers and how useful one can be in one’s aquarium.… by Leonard Ho | Apr 10, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Opistognathus schrieri is a new Caribbean species of jawfish currently only known from Curaçao. Specimens were collected from sand beds at the crushing depth of about 152 m (500 ft). by Joe Rowlett | Apr 9, 2017 | Fish, Industry
One of the most rarely seen wrasses in the aquarium trade is about to become a little less rare. Up until quite recently, the Half-banded Flasherwrasse (Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus) was a nearly unobtainable “book fish”, known only from a few preserved specimens and a... by Afishionado | Apr 7, 2017 | Corals, Video
For this video, we drove all the up to Lantana, Florida to visit our friends at Blue Earth Corals and talk about the pros and cons of feeding captive corals. We explored quite a few different points, and recorded some visual demonstrations for you while sharing some... by Leonard Ho | Apr 7, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
A poor blue-spotted jawfish is just trying to remodel his house, but a punk diamond goby doesn't approve of the construction. A little clownfish bears witness to an epic sand fight. by Joe Rowlett | Apr 6, 2017 | Fish, Science
A pair of interesting new jawfish species have just hit the scene, and they’re sure to excite all the opistognathid fans out there. Both hail from fairly deep mesophotic reefs in the Caribbean, but, despite occurring beyond the reach of most divers and collectors, one... by Leonard Ho | Apr 6, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Thylacodes vandyensis is a newly described species of vermetid snail that was found on a Floridian shipwreck. Vermetids are worm-like snails that cast mucus nets. They are often found warm Indo-Pacific reefs and are regularly aquarium pests hitchhiked on live rock. Now they may pose an invasive problem in the Atlantic.
