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By Jeff Kurtz Mention beautiful bivalves for the marine aquarium, and the various tridacnid clams (the so-called giant clams) will probably come to mind. Likely, the flame scallops of the genus Ctenoides will too. However, while the tridacnids have a fairly decent survival record in Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Want to get out and enjoy the cooler weather with fellow aquarists? Well, if you’re in New York, specifically Brooklyn, then we’ve got the event for you. Manhattan Reefs is hosting their annual Fall Swap this Sunday, November 16th from 10am to Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. The name of this aquarium is the AquaVista Dinosaur Gold Edition. We aren’t kidding. Why Gold? The aquarium’s frame is made of 68kg (2400 ounces) of 24ct gold! We really aren’t kidding. Based on today’s market Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Sometimes a desirable coral can become invasive in the home aquarium. It may start out as a slow grower, but it quickly starts to dominate your reef scene. While this sounds like the dream scenario for any reef keeper, it isn’t without Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus If you’ve been in the hobby a while, then chances are you remember (or even still use) those iodine based coral dips that either worked really well or almost killed your coral frags in the process. Let’s face it, high concentration iodine Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. One of the top things reef aquascapers may envy about planted aquascapers is the creative freedom afforded to freshwater aquascaping. Reef aquascaping is fundamentally limited to recreating a “natural” reef … in other words: duplicating …

By Brandon Klaus Here is a bit of advice that doesn’t necessarily deal with aquarium keeping, though many aquarists experience it on a regular basis. It is really common for aquarium keepers to unload used aquarium equipment on local forums. It happens day in and Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz There’s an old saying that only bad things happen quickly in a marine aquarium. That’s certainly true enough, but it’s also important to keep in mind that some problems that can affect the health and wellbeing of livestock tend to develop very Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus This seems to be the week of the designer clownfish. Besides the recently announced duo of DaVinci Clownfish from Sea & Reef Aquaculture, we find ourselves now gazing upon some rather amazing Goldflake Maroon Clowns from FishEye Aquaculture. Unlike the traditional goldflakes, Read more here…

By Dana Riddle Click through to see the images. This series is a much needed update to articles originally prepared in 1991, and published in Freshwater and Marine Aquariums (FAMA) in 1993 and 1994. At that time, the necessity of feeding by marine invertebrates was Read more here…