CORAL Aquarium Portrait Interview: ReefBum's Keith Berkelhamer

Thursday, December 2nd, CORAL Editor Matt Pedersen interviewed Keith Berkelhamer, founder of ReefBum LLC and author of our November/December 2021 Aquarium Portrait. You can read a FREE full excerpt covering Keith’s 187-gallon reef aquarium, and then dive even deeper in the 2-hour live stream.

Champion Lighting Founder Perry Tishgart Dies

Well-known aquarium technology purveyor Perry Tishgart, founder of Champion Lighting and Supply, passed away November 22, 2021.

For many…

Oceanbox Designs MicroTank Artisan P-1G Micro AIO Aquarium

Pico reefkeeping gets another boost with a new MicroTank in a limited launch-edition offering; just 15 MicroTank Artisan P-1G are available for preorder through Oceanbox Designs, including an early-adopter owner’s badge.

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for PUFF

Aquarists may enjoy following a baby Valentini Pufferfish, through its first year of life on the Great Barrier reef in the new documentary “PUFF: Wonders of the Reef”, coming December 16, 2021, to Netflix.

A New Source For SPS: Palau & Biota

A few smaller test shipments of these aquacultured corals have already arrived in the United States and were distributed from the Biota Aquariums facility in Florida. Currently, Biota’s culture efforts are focused on Acorpora; hobbyists can expect varieties in several classic growth forms described as staghorn, bottlebrush, tabling, and bushy.

Captive Bred Freshwater Hercules Snails

It’s not every day that an unusual invertebrate shows up in the aquarium market as a new captive-bred offering. Meet the Hercules Snail, Brotia herculea, a large, scavenging, easy-to-care-for mollusck currently being produced at Josh’s Frogs in Owosso, Michigan.

TUNZE Tube Holders; Completely Revamped!

Aquarists get all excited about the latest pump or light, but we often forget about the small pieces of highly functional equipment that make aquarium keeping easier. Tunze has modernized and expanded its top-selling hose holder into a sleek and elegant way to secure and organize tubes and cords going into an aquarium or sump.

VIDEO: AMAZONAS Interview with Andrew Bogott

Meet Andrew Bogott, Rhinogobius enthusiast and author of a helpful new article about importing aquarium livestock in the current Sept/Oct issue of AMAZONAS.

Scientists Describe Two New Licorice Gouramis

Researchers have described two new Critically Endangered species of Parosphromenus, a genus of small anabantoids collectively known as licorice gouramis in the aquarium hobby, from Bangka Island and Kalimantan in Indonesia.

Bertram Adds Ecotech Marine To Portfolio

It has been rumored since late September 2021, that Ecotech Marine had also been bought up by Bertram Capital, but nothing official was released until November 2nd, 2021.

Oceanbox Designs MicroTank Artisan P-1G Micro AIO Aquarium

Pico reefkeeping gets another boost with a new MicroTank in a limited launch-edition offering; just 15 MicroTank Artisan P-1G are available for preorder through Oceanbox Designs, including an early-adopter owner’s badge.

A New Source For SPS: Palau & Biota

A few smaller test shipments of these aquacultured corals have already arrived in the United States and were distributed from the Biota Aquariums facility in Florida. Currently, Biota’s culture efforts are focused on Acorpora; hobbyists can expect varieties in several classic growth forms described as staghorn, bottlebrush, tabling, and bushy.

TUNZE Tube Holders; Completely Revamped!

Aquarists get all excited about the latest pump or light, but we often forget about the small pieces of highly functional equipment that make aquarium keeping easier. Tunze has modernized and expanded its top-selling hose holder into a sleek and elegant way to secure and organize tubes and cords going into an aquarium or sump.

New Micro Reef Tank Systems from PNW Custom

PNW Customs eliminates the DIY guesswork, offering a 32 oz. cube or 40 oz. reef micro-aquarium that is an impressive vessel to create a challenging and unique pico-reef experience.

Live Rock From Australia Lands In U.S.

California-based Unique Corals is showing off a rare offering in the reef aquarium hobby: Live Rock from Australia!

VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for PUFF

Aquarists may enjoy following a baby Valentini Pufferfish, through its first year of life on the Great Barrier reef in the new documentary “PUFF: Wonders of the Reef”, coming December 16, 2021, to Netflix.

Bertram Adds Ecotech Marine To Portfolio

It has been rumored since late September 2021, that Ecotech Marine had also been bought up by Bertram Capital, but nothing official was released until November 2nd, 2021.

Australian Scientists at Monsoon Aquatics Breed Scolys!

What’s better than finding an amazing master Scoly? Successfully spawning one! Scientists working at Monsoon Aquatics in the the Bundaberg, Australia facility have successfully produced captive-bred Homophyllia australis!

U.K. Scientists Spawn and Settle Scolys!

Still known to many aquarium hobbyists simply as Scolies or Scolys due to their former placement in the genus Scolymia, the captive-breeding of this highly-prized large polyp stony coral from Australia was once simply a daydream. It’s time to wake up and face a new reality with the first successful captive propagation of Homophyllia australis.

LEGO to the Reef Restoration Rescue

Dr. Jani Tanzil holds up one of the PVC pipes on which the Lego-mounted corals are suspended with nylon…