http://www.super-fish.com Saltwater Fish & Nano Aquarium Blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:35:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/20/scrubbing-live-rock/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/20/scrubbing-live-rock/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:35:05 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=1042 http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/20/scrubbing-live-rock/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/19/fish-o-the-day-eritrean-butterflyfish/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/19/fish-o-the-day-eritrean-butterflyfish/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:09:22 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=1037 The Eritrean Butterflyfish or Crown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon paucifasciatus, is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is essentially just known from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, but has been reported from East Africa. It grows up to 14 cm (5.5 in) in length. It is white with black chevrons, except for a red [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/19/fish-o-the-day-eritrean-butterflyfish/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/17/seachem-eightfour/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/17/seachem-eightfour/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:34:45 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=1027 Many competing buffers for reef aquaria are simply sodium bicarbonate. Such buffers have a pK of only 8.0 in saltwater and simply are unable to maintain a pH above 8.0. The low buffering pK is a function of the low carbonate/bicarbonate ratio. eight.four™ supplies a properly balanced (carbonate/bicarbonate) buffer system that yields an industry leading pK [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/17/seachem-eightfour/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/14/contest-o-the-month/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/14/contest-o-the-month/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:20:17 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=991 http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/14/contest-o-the-month/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/14/fish-o-the-day-lawnmower-blenny/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/14/fish-o-the-day-lawnmower-blenny/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=1002 Affectionately known as the Lawnmower Blenny, Salarias Fasciatus is a popular marine aquarium fish species in Australasia. Named for its propensity to consume algae growth from rocks and glass, the Lawnmower Blenny is generally regarded as compatible with most other marine fish species and as a group with other lawnmower Blennies. —– Text is available under the [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/14/fish-o-the-day-lawnmower-blenny/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/12/fish-o-the-day-french-angel/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/12/fish-o-the-day-french-angel/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:59:41 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=955 The French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, is a large angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, found in the western Atlantic from Florida and the Bahamas to Brazil, and also the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Antilles, and the eastern Atlantic from around Ascension Island and St. Paul’s Rocks, at depths of between 2 and [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/12/fish-o-the-day-french-angel/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/12/seachem-balance/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/12/seachem-balance/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:26:41 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=979 Here is the number 3 in the list of new Aquavitro products by seachem.  If any of our readers have tried any of the new aquavitro products, please let us know what you think.  We tried to contact seachem for some samples but they haven’t responded A frequent occurence in reef systems is low pH, while calcium [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/12/seachem-balance/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/11/fish-o-the-day-passer-angel/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/11/fish-o-the-day-passer-angel/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:55:00 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=959 The Passer Angelfish, Holacanthus passer, is a large marine angelfish of the family Pomacanthidae, sometimes referred to as the King Angelfish.  Due to its large size and bright colors it is a popular aquarium fish, despite the fact that it can be difficult to keep.   Distribution The Passer Angelfish is a non-migratory tropical fish that inhabits reefs [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/11/fish-o-the-day-passer-angel/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/11/seachem-alpha/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/11/seachem-alpha/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:19:26 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=971 Here is the 2nd in the list of new Aquavitro products by seachem.  If any of our readers have tried any of the new aquavitro products, please let us know what you think.  We tried to contact seachem for some samples but they haven’t responded. A paramount factor in the proper maintenance of an aquarium is the [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/11/seachem-alpha/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/10/fish-o-the-day-queen-angel/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/10/fish-o-the-day-queen-angel/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:00:11 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=963 The Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) is an angelfish commonly found near reefs in the warmer sections of the western Atlantic Ocean.   Description The adult Queen angelfish’s overall body color can be described as blue to bluegreen with yellow rims on its scales. Their pectoral fins and ventral fins are also yellow but their lips and the edges [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/10/fish-o-the-day-queen-angel/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/08/seachem-calcification/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/08/seachem-calcification/#comments Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:11:17 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=946 Seachem just released a premium line of reef products.  Here’s the rundown on the first one we looked at.  It’s called Calcification Calcium and carbonates are essential to all coral growth. If either becomes deficient, coral growth will cease, followed by a rapid decline in coral health. Natural reef waters contain about 390 mg/L of calcium.  There [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/08/seachem-calcification/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/07/fish-o-the-day-azure-damsel/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/07/fish-o-the-day-azure-damsel/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:40:12 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=839 Chrysiptera hemicyanea, also known as Azure Damselfish or half-blue damselfish is a popular saltwater aquarium fish from the Indo-Pacific. Appearance A small marine fish that reaches four inches in length. It is blue with a yellow tail and belly and is sometimes mistaken with the yellowtail damselfish which has less yellow, particularly on its belly. In the Aquarium Chrysiptera [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/07/fish-o-the-day-azure-damsel/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/06/fish-o-the-day-yellow-headed-jawfish/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/06/fish-o-the-day-yellow-headed-jawfish/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:13:13 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=831 The Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) is found in coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. The head and upper body are a light, but brilliant, yellow color slowly fading to a pearlescent blue hue. The mouth and jaws are, as suggested by the common name, a signature of the jawfishes. It remains near its relatively small territory, [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/06/fish-o-the-day-yellow-headed-jawfish/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/05/fish-o-the-day-black-spotted-puffer/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/05/fish-o-the-day-black-spotted-puffer/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:01:30 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=850 The Black-spotted Puffer or Dog-faced Puffer, Arothron nigropunctatus, is a pufferfish of the genus Arothron, and can be found in reefs throughout the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 33 cm. It has a round shape with a head and snout which at times looks like a seal or a dog. [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/05/fish-o-the-day-black-spotted-puffer/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/04/fish-o-the-day-tomato-clownfish/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/04/fish-o-the-day-tomato-clownfish/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:00:11 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=844 The tomato clownfish, Amphiprion frenatus, is a clownfish that is found in the waters of the Western Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, to Malaysia and Indonesia. It is also known as the bridled clownfish, red clownfish, or tomato anemonefish. The adult fish is bright orange-red, with one white vertical stripe just behind the eyes, joined [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/04/fish-o-the-day-tomato-clownfish/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/03/fish-o-the-day-sailfin-tang/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/03/fish-o-the-day-sailfin-tang/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:31:25 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=835 The Red Sea sailfin tang or Desjardin’s sailfin tang (Zebrasoma desjardinii) is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. They originate in the lagoons and reefs of the Indian Ocean from the southern Red Sea to KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa and as far east as India and Java. They may live at [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/03/fish-o-the-day-sailfin-tang/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/03/kent-marine-purple-tech/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/03/kent-marine-purple-tech/#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:04:27 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=866 Kent Marine is pleased to announce the release of our Purple Tech. Kent Marine Purple Tech is designed to provide ionically-balanced nutrients required by coralline algae and stony corals. Formulated with precise ratios of natural seawater components Raises concentrations of calcium, magnesium, strontium, trace minerals and carbonates Contains a natural plant growth regulator ]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/03/kent-marine-purple-tech/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/02/current-usa-solana-aquarium/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/02/current-usa-solana-aquarium/#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:09:28 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=856 Combining the newest innovations in aquatic technology with a simple, fashionable design, the Solana features frameless beveled glass panels, integrated bio-filtration and black background. It’s not just an aquarium, the Solana is aquatic furniture destined to appeal to everyone in the family. Solana Features: A complete system-Just add water Frameless cube design with beveled glass edges Conveniently hidden filtration [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/11/02/current-usa-solana-aquarium/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/31/fish-o-the-day-green-chromis/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/31/fish-o-the-day-green-chromis/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:00:38 +0000 gerard http://super-fish.com/?p=626 The Green Chromis or the Blue Green Chromis, Chromis viridis, is a species of damselfish. Individuals tend to be iridescent apple-green and light blue, and reach a length of about 3 in (8 cm). The species is found in the Indo-Pacific. They live in large aggregations above Acropora corals in sheltered areas such as lagoons and [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/31/fish-o-the-day-green-chromis/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/31/seachem-vitality/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/31/seachem-vitality/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:42:35 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=750 NEW FROM SEACHEM! Vitality™ is a comprehensive vitamin, amino acid, and trace element supplement developed to address nutritional requirements commonly associated with long term closed system housing of marine ornamental fish. Vitality™ contains ascorbic acid in a heavy base of spirulina and chlorella. Ascorbic acid is a cofactor in the hydroxylation of proline and lysine to [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/31/seachem-vitality/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/30/fish-o-the-day-orbicular-batfish/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/30/fish-o-the-day-orbicular-batfish/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:56:18 +0000 gerard http://super-fish.com/?p=613 The Orbicular Batfish (Platax orbicularis) is a popular aquarium fish endemic to tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Its body is almost disc-shaped, and very thin; the tail, about 20% of the body length, is fan-shaped and taller than it is long. Males can grow to up to 50cm in length, though aquarium specimens [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/30/fish-o-the-day-orbicular-batfish/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/29/solaris-led-lighting-system/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/29/solaris-led-lighting-system/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:08:29 +0000 gerard http://www.super-fish.com/?p=639 NEW I-5 Series Solaris LED Illumination System The Solaris is the first LED System designed to replace Metal Halide and Fluorescent lighting for the Aquarium Reef Tanks. PFO Lighting started shipping the original G series in September of 2006.  In September 2008 they completely redesigned the entire fixture and moved manufacturing from China to USA. Primary Design Changes between the Chinese [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/29/solaris-led-lighting-system/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/29/fish-o-the-day-banggai-cardinal/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/29/fish-o-the-day-banggai-cardinal/#comments Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:11:07 +0000 gerard http://super-fish.com/?p=621 The Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni) is a small tropical cardinalfish (family Apogonidae). This attractive fish is popular in the aquarium trade. In the wild, Lembeh Straits, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.This species is restricted to the Banggai Islands of Indonesia.  This species has an extremely limited geographic range (5,500 km²) and small total population size (estimated at 2.4 [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/29/fish-o-the-day-banggai-cardinal/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/28/fish-o-the-day-longhorn-cowfish/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/28/fish-o-the-day-longhorn-cowfish/#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:20:42 +0000 gerard http://super-fish.com/?p=617 The longhorn cowfish, Lactoria cornuta, is a variety of boxfish from the Ostraciidi family, recognisable by its long horns that protrude from the front of its head, rather like those of a cow or bull. They are a resident of the Indo-Pacific region and are usually around 10cm (4ins) long. Whilst badly suited to the [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/28/fish-o-the-day-longhorn-cowfish/feed/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/27/red-sea-max-130d/ http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/27/red-sea-max-130d/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 18:28:53 +0000 gerard http://super-fish.com/?p=610 A host of new features makes the MAX 130D the ultimate 130 liter coral reef aquarium system, making reef-keeping even easier than ever before. The Red Sea MAX features a complete 4-stage reef filtration system, designed to provide perfect water conditions for all reef inhabitants. An adjustable height surface skimmer takes water from where the highest concentration [...]]]> http://www.super-fish.com/2008/10/27/red-sea-max-130d/feed/