Dear readers, we have the pleasure to present to you a coral which has been in captivity longer than most of us have been in the marine aquarium hobby. This is the largest aquarium hammer coral in the world as…
CASCO releases Aqua FX LED light in the UK
We wish that CASCO would be a little more revealing about their new Aqua FX LED light which they introduced at Interzoo a few months ago. The first of the LED light tubes produced by CASCO will be the Aqua…
Supplies of Tonga live rock dwindle following the ban
 As some of you may know, there has been a ban on the export of Tonga live rock since early August. We’ve contacted several suppliers and wholesalers to confirm that there is no “new” Tonga live rock available anywhere…
Wicked lightning maroon clownfish emerges from the PNG
这个美丽的栗色小丑鱼Premnas biaculeatus was recently caught in Papua New Guinea by famed fish collector Steve Robinson. As far as we know this individual is one of a kind but perhaps with more collections other similar specimens may…
MaxiJet pumps getting shafted by a bad run of SureFlo kits
It has come to our attention that people using the SureFlo modification kit for MaxiJet are experiencing some issues not the least of which is the shaft boring right through the MaxiJet pump. Apparently, a run of the metal shafts…
Have you heard about the marine aquarium reality show? It took us by surprise too
It might be a little dry at first but if you’ve ever set up a marine tank then you will be able to appreciate the new reality web-show L.A. Fishguys. The show is the brainchild of Jim Stime who runs…
And you thought Helfrich’s firefish were rare
What we have here is a glowing deepwater morph of the already highly sought after Helfrich’s firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi. This particular variant comes from Cook Island at about 220 feet which is over 100 feet deeper than the normal Helfrich…
Possible new Liopropoma basslet species
Holy smokes Batman, look at that basslet! This new Liopropoma was discovered by Dennis Reynolds who sent the fish to Scott Michael for some input. The species is very similar to Liopropoma swalesi but there are some clear differences in…
Red Sea reef fish found to fluoresce red
Researchers in the Red Sea have recently discovered that many different types of reef fish fluoresce red. Since red light is filtered out within the first 30 feet of reef water, it was believed that red was not a very…
Mogul base LED from CoralDynamics has a name and a webpage
The mogul based LED light from Coral Dyamics which we reported on a couple weeks back has showed up on CoralDynamics.com with a name and a webpage. The new light will be known as the AquariumLED or ALED. We are…