Let’s face it, surgeonfish aka tangs are really friendly and inquisitive fish, especially the members of the Naso genus. This Naso brevicornis has been in captivity for ten years during which time it has become aware that people outside the tank are not scary, but instead are good for food, cleaning up the tank and filling [...]

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Reef Octopus has unveiled it foray into the luxury aquarium and stand market. Considering the company’s other range of products, the term luxury may be a stretch compared to brands like Elos or Vitrea but the Reef Octopus luxury aquariums may hold some promise for the aquarist looking to save a little but still have [...]

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Posidonia oceanica is a seagrass that occurs both in the Mediterranean Sea and off Australia. Like all seagrasses, Posidonia oceanica can reproduce asexually and sexually. Australian scientists have sequenced the DNA of Posidonia oceanica over 40 patches in the Mediterranean, ranging 3500 kilometers apart, to confirm the entire range is a result of asexual cloning. By calculating [...]

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Pseudosiderastrea formosa is a newly described species of stony coral that is so far only known from shallow coastal waters of Taiwan. The new Pseudosiderastrea formosa is an encrusting species of stony coral which is related to the extremely hardy Siderastrea stony corals which are fairly common in shallow waters of the Caribbean and west Atlantic [...]

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I like looking at rare fish pictures as much as the next guy, but if there’s anything that excites me more, it’s the thrill of finding pictures of rare fish in the wild. Featured this time are a slew of awesome pictures of the affirmable and holy grail Genicanthus personatus. Keep reading for more pictures [...]

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Cree has just announced what we have been anticipating for a while now; the XT-E white. While it’s not besting the XP-G in terms of overall output (it’s close) and efficiency, The XT-E white will bring some of the same features that the XB-D did. The XT-E white is using the same silicon carbide technology [...]

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The Nano Evo LED is a new small reef aquarium light from ReefKoi’s Evolution line of affordable LED lights. Not to be confused with the Koralia Evo Nano water pumps, ReefKoi’s new Nano Evo LED is a diminutive 6 x 5.5 x 2.75 inches (15 x 14 x 7 cm) and it still manages to [...]

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Sulawesi corals are about to pick up where Borneo corals left off, we hope. A couple years ago there was some efforts to get Borneo corals into the aquarium trade, and that hasn’t panned out yet, but now Sulawesi corals may become the new poster children for shipments from the infamous Coral Triangle. Our first sneak peek [...]

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