Reefkeepers and Kessil fans may have seen an interesting video pop up on their Facebook feed last night. It’s for the AP9X, the latest release in the X series lights. A pre-production model was spotted […]
Aarons Aquarium opens retail store
The UK’s best-known marine Youtuber has opened his own shop. Michael Aarons of Aarons Aquarium opens his store of the same name on Saturday the 14th of March, 2020. “The plan for the shop is […]
Aquajardin Gloucester store to close
One of the UK’s best known aquatic stores is to close this March. Aquajardin in Gloucestershire has traded for nearly 30 years and the closure will result in the loss of 15 jobs. The closure […]
Interzoo and Coronavirus: Who’s going?
Interzoo is the greatest pet and aquatic trade show on Earth. I’ve been to every one in Nurnberg, Germany since 2006 and got to watch the Champions League final there as well as narrowly missing […]
New Species of Peruvian tetra
A new species of tetra was imported from Peru, late last year. It has recently been named informally by members of the hobby in Asia as Hyphessobrycon sp.” super red line”. Leading ichthyologists are in […]
Alligator Gar found by Welsh canal
A two and a half foot Alligator gar has been found on a canal footpath in South Wales. The dead fish was found by dog walker Caroline Brown, who said she had never seen anything […]
D-D Coral viewing glasses are so cool!
It’s the little things in life that make me smile, and these coral viewing sunglasses from D-D made me and a load of other people really happy that they exist. I believe the style of […]
Storm Ciara damages aquatic store
Clearly Aquatics in Bangor, Northern Ireland had a wood delivery of a different kind last week. Storm Ciara blew some neighbouring fir trees over onto the roof of the award-winning store, with one branch piercing […]
Red blue Peru
Two years ago I got to keep one of my bucket list Characins – Hyphessobrycon sp.”Red/blue Peru”, now properly described and named Hyphessobrycon margitae. But why did it make my bucket list, and who is […]
New Panaque subspecies causes controversy
The Watermelon pleco L330 has a new scientific name. “I’m happy to announce the description of Panaque nigrolineatus laurafabianae, a new distinctly coloured subspecies of wood-eating loricariid from the Guaviare River basin of Colombia.” Said […]