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Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 3
The Sail-finned Clade: Pseudanthias evansi,tuka, pascalus, & cf pascalus “Fiji” & “Tahiti” It is clear that P. tuka, P. pascalus and P. evansi form a single group, as they share a number of...
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These are the plugs you’re looking for…
Star Wars Themed coral settlement tiles (Photo Credit: Jamie Craggs) Jedi Master Jamie Craggs is the aquarium curator from the Horniman Museum who, just a few weeks ago, made headlines with his...
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By 2050 Our Oceans May Hold More Plastic Than Fish
The title of this article says it all and it’s very grim, but not unsurprising, news for our oceans. I have written about some of the devastating effects of plastic on our coral reefs. CC Moey reports...
View ArticleNeed Help from Fellow Hobbyists? Don’t Spare the Details!
Before hitting the “help button,” make sure you’ve gathered all the relevant information about your systemWe’ve all been there at one time or another: A major problem arises that’s causing livestock...
View ArticleEuroquatics E5 Press Release
Euroquatics has announce the release of their new lamps featuring the E5 LED technology. These lights can be used in existing T5 fixtures as replacement bulbs for T5 lamps and are much brighter and...
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Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 4
The Red-banded Clade: lori, flavoguttatus, privitera, aurulentus & cf aurulentus “Coral Sea” The last clades to discuss are best recognized by lacking the stripe running posteroventrally from the...
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Know the policy.
One of my goals when writing about the aquarium hobby, is to help people become educated consumers. The world of retail (retail on anything, not just aquarium livestock) is often designed to encourage...
View ArticleThree Spotted Drums
Good morning all, so what’s better than finding one Spotted Drum?? That’s right, finding two, and what’s better than finding two Spotted Drums, the answer would be finding THREE!!! Some of my...
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Corals and Sunscreens
Every reefkeeper knows to wash their hands before placing them into their tank. It’s widely accepted that our hands and arms can collect a range of household chemicals, cosmetics, and general gunk...
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Evolution & Diversity of Mirolabrichthys Basslets: Part 5
The Immaculate Clade: smithvanizi, parvirostris, unimarginatus, bimarginatus & cf bimarginatus “Africa” This clade can be recognized by the thick lavender margins of the caudal fin and the usual...
View ArticleDiodon holocanthus: an Endearing Puffer for Spacious Aquariums
Porcupine pufferfish (Diodon holocanthus)Circumtropical in distribution and ascribed more common names than one can possibly keep straight (spiny puffer, porcupine puffer, porcupinefish, longspined...
View ArticleKessil Releases New Aquarium LED Mounting Arms
Kessil Premium Mounting Arms with AP700 LED fixture Kessil recently released a new mounting option for it’s line of aquarium LED lights This premium adjustable mounting arm will allow the aquarist to...
View ArticleThree Colorful Red Shrimp: Cinetorhynchus manningi
Here are three beautiful Red Night Shrimp, Cinetorhynchus manningi that Aimee and I found together on our last night dive hanging out in the shallows on a big rock. They usually have red bodies and...
View ArticleUltra Cynarina
Cynarina is a genus of stony coral in the family Lobophylliidae. It is a monotypic species which means that the only species in the genus is Cynarina lacrymalis. Sometimes reaching up to 6” for a...
View ArticleBalloonfish, Diodon holocanthus
Good morning friends, Curacao is having some crazy high winds right now which is very unusual for this time of year. We also appear to be heading into another major drought, this could be the worst...
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Epithet etymology: Labroides phthirophagus, the louse-eater
A pair of the Hawaiian cleaner wrasse, Labroides phthirophagus. Note the beautiful fuchsia caudal fin margins. Photo credit: Lemon TYK. Today we’ll feature a new running featurette titled “epithet...
View ArticleSpotted Scorpionfish, Scorpaena plumieri
Good morning out there, check out this outrageous Scorpionfish that we found on a night dive, he or she has the biggest lips I have ever seen on one of these fish, I think he could swallow just about...
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Kalkwasser: An oldie but goodie.
Regardless of species, as hard corals grow, they consume more and more calcium carbonate from the water. It’s vital that the water housing corals has enough calcium available, along with the correct...
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Shark Eats Shark
It’s a dog eat dog world out there. Or in this case, a shark eat shark world. Life in the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea got very real last week. The aquarium has over 40,000 animals in 130...
View ArticleFirst Annual Buckeye Reef Marine Expo Coming Soon!
Northwest Ohioans finally get a frag swap and marine expo in their home territoryAs a long-time hobbyist in northwest Ohio (Hey, I can at least claim that for the rest of this week, then I’m a...
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