Monthly Archives: November 2014

By Brandon Klaus The crew at Oceans Reefs & Aquariums threw down some pretty awesome news over the weekend, announcing their latest captive bred fish, the ORA Whitespotted Pygmy Filefish. The filefish may not seem like an immediate choice for the ranks of the captive Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Here’s a pretty treat to help you get through this already long Monday. It’s a trio of rock flower anemones (Epicystis crucifer), and dang they look good. These lovely anemones are Caribbean natives, and even though they don’t play nice with clownfish, Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. MARS, INCORPORATED COMPLETES ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST CORAL REEF REHABILITATIONS AND LAUNCHES NEW MARINE PROTECTED AREA Project Undertaken Off the Coast of Southern Indonesian Island Using Innovative Systems Developed by Mars, Incorporated Associates to Provide Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Did you know that hydrogen peroxide has been used as an effective treatment for algae and other reef aquarium ailments? In fact, many hobbyists have reported dosing the antiseptic with amazing results. As it is dosed, the hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz Spend any amount of time in this hobby of ours, and you’ll soon realize that the methods and technologies favored for maintaining marine organisms are continually in flux. What’s considered dogma today is heresy tomorrow—and maybe back to dogma again later in Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Tridanca ningaloo by Acro Al Here’s some exciting news for us self-professed clam junkies. Acro Al, obviously a clam junky in his own right, has unveiled that he may have bred the newly discovered but yet to be officially named Tridacna ningaloo Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus It has been a while since we have seen a product with this much excitement around it, and we’re happy to say that it is officially available for all to enjoy. Maxspect has been showing off this revolutionary water pump for what Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Researchers have determined it’s a certain gene that keeps pigment cells dispersed and gives the pearl danio its uniform orange color. By expressing this gene the same way in zebrafish, the zebrafish pigment cells also remained Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. If you only entered the hobby this decade, you don’t know how good you have it. No less than ten years ago, reefkeepers had to choose between a handful of bulbs whose controlability amounted to how Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz In today’s post, I’d like to address a very common issue marine aquarium hobbyists encounter when purchasing livestock (particularly fish) and offer a simple method for addressing it. The issue in question is how to deal with the dramatic difference in specific Read more here…