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Nothing Mysterious About The Mystery Wrasse’s Charms
By Jeff Kurtz Pseudocheilinus ocellatus, the mystery wrasse (aka the tail-spot wrasse, white-barred wrasse, or five-barred wrasse), is somewhat uncommon in the hobby and usually priced accordingly. But if you can get past the sticker shock for such a modest-sized fish, you’ll find this species Read more here…
400-year-old Greenland Shark ‘longest-living Vertebrate’
By Guest Writer Greenland sharks are now the longest-living vertebrates known on Earth, scientists say. Researchers used radiocarbon dating to determine the ages of 28 of the animals, and estimated that one female was about 400 years old. The team found that the sharks grow Read more here…
Two New Lake Malawi Cichilds Are Amazing
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. L.chlorosiglos and L.simoneae join L.fuelleborni and L.fuelleborni in the Labeotropheus genus. These cichlids are some of the most spectacularly and (more pertinently) variably colored fish in the world; thus, there is potential for even more distinct Read more here…
Newfound Glow-in-the-Dark Fish Identified
By Scott Groseclose With distinct tubular eyes and a natural glow, two species of bioluminescent deep-sea fish nicknamed “barreleyes” have been identified. The newly described species are part of the family Opisthoproctidae. Barreleye fish are not well-described, due to the rareness and …
The Next Generation Ecotech Radion Is Here
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Ecotech is concurrently launching updates across its entire marine Radion line (the single puck XR15w Pro and the twin puck XR30w and XR30w Pro). All three models will feature the new HEI optics, which EcoTech claims Read more here…
Reef Lighting And Coral Aesthetics
By Than Thein I always say that you only really need three things to be successful in this hobby: good water quality, good water flow, and good light. All of those things are pretty involved, but lighting in particular gets a lot of discussion because Read more here…
Anti-aquarium Film “The Dark Hobby” In Production
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. While exposés are often loose with the “facts” (to put it kindly), history has shown they are still capable of strongly altering public perception by appealing to emotion; as any politician will tell you, fear and Read more here…
The Full Monty: Montipora Corals
By Albert B Ulrich III Introduction If you are looking for a great beginner SPS coral, you should give serious consideration to the corals in the genus Monitpora, affectionately called “Monties” by those who care for them. Montipora corals are beautiful and easy to keep Read more here…
Mama Dolphins Sing Their Name To Babies In The Womb
By Scott Groseclose DENVER — Humans aren’t the only species whose members speak to their babies in the womb. Dolphin mamas appear to sing their own name to their unborn calves. New research suggests that dolphin mothers teach their babies a “signature whistle” right before Read more here…
Ecotech Marine Announces Radion Gen 4 LED Fixtures – Part 1
By Scott Groseclose The new Ecotech models include the XR30wG4, G4PRO, and XR15wG4PRO and Ecotech expects to begin shipping orders later this month. The Radion G4 features a whole LED new cluster along with a new lens design. The re-balancing of proven colors combined with Read more here…
