Chiamsreef

Amazing

The art of camouflage.
A pair of Spotted Xenia Pipefish, Siokunichthys herrei, peaking out from a Xenia Soft Coral. Romblon, Philippines
Diopter, Ikelite housing with dual ikelite DS160 strobes

The Barbour's Seahorse, Hippocampus barbour (captive bred)
https://reefbuilders.com/2016/09/15/barbours-seahorse/

Juvenile Harlequin Ghost Pipefish
(Solenostomus paradoxus)

Member Photographer Name: Jonathan Lin

Cask eel on a blackwater dive, Kona, Hawaii⁠
📸: Simone Matucci⁠
https://uwpho.to/3zsvA1v

Wow

Lamarckdromia beagle is a new species of sponge crab from Australia | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog A new species of crab has been described after being found washed up on a beach in Australia. Named Lamarckdromia beagle, the furry critter was found by a family who gave it to the Western Australian…

10 new soft corals described from New Zealand | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Ten new species of soft coral have been discovered in New Zealand by a marine biologist. The new species were found by Gustav Kessel among tens of thousands of preserved specimens housed at the NIWA…

Ecsenius pulcher, the Beautiful Gulf Blenny from Oman | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Ecsenius pulcher is a gorgeous and colorful blenny from Oman that we've never seen in the hobby before, but which might soon be making a debut in the slip stream of the Omani clownfish.

Rosey scale changes its identity

Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa: a New Name for the Rosey Scale Fairy Wrasse | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa is the new name of a popular aquarium favorite the rose scale fairy wrasse which, according to type material, has never been formally described! This Indian Ocean species is…

Golden Ocean Invests in PNG Fishermen in Another Round of Net Training | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog For many companies the term 'sustainable' is nothing more than window dressing, a buzzword to use in their marketing with only the most rudimentary effort towards achieving goals that can be tenuously…

"Hard to believe that this tiny Sailfish could grow to be 10 feet long, weigh 220 pounds, and swim up to 70 mph someday." - 📷 Fisheye Photography LLC

A Giant problem.

Pericelis tectivorum, the GIANT Predatory Flatworm | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Pericelis tectivorum is the name that was bestowed to a rare species of large flatworm that is occasionally encountered in reef aquaria and can really shock reefers who don't know what to make of it.

Beautiful

Trimma panemorfum, a Gorgeous New Goby Species from Palau | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Trimma panemorfum is the new official name of the beautiful and strikingly patterned goby photographed in Palau way back in 2016. The colorful new Trimma goby was first seen by Dr. Richard Pyle as far…

Banned

The EU Bans Five Important Australian Corals from Import | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Another year, another ban, and this time its LPS corals from Australia. As of the 11th of January 2022 the import of wild-collected Duncanopsammia axifuga, Catalaphyllia jardini, Euphyllia ancora…

Amazing, Not the kind of fish you’ll be able to see everyday in the reefing scene🤯😱