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If you’re looking to get your hands on some Mame Design Aqua equipment look no farther than Phoenix-based AquaTouch who is now taking pre-orders for the fine Japanese reefing goodies in advance of their first shipment in October. We’ve been kind of obsessed with the clean look and gadgetry of Mame for a while and its [...]

It’s really a shame that America is the largest consumer of marine ornamentals and although we spend a lot of energy acquiring the most exotic reef animals from around the world, yet the reef fish of our own backyards go mostly overlooked. Case in point is this amazing Hemianthus vivanus with a crest of elongated [...]

Although hybrid fish are increasingly becoming more apparent in the industry we find it hard to pass on posting such beautiful creatures up. This Hybrid Achilles tang (Acanthurus achilles x A. nigricans) has popped up on Aquatouch. The markings on this Achilles Tang are just beautiful with aqua almost to an aqua blue seen on [...]

The Spanish Flag, Gonioplectrus hispanus is one of those rare deepwater reef fish that is so uncommonly seen or collected that very few pictures of it even exist. It was very exciting to hear that AquaTouch in Phoenix AZ will soon be receiving the rare Spanish Flag in the photo. The photo may not do [...]

Juvenile Bandit Angelfish, Apolemichthys arcuatus, are very striking fish for their bold black on white stripes patterning. This well adjusted juvenile aquarium specimen is brimming with personality as he swims confidently around in his 10 gallon QT/conditioning aquarium. This is one of the smalleset A. arcuatus that we have ever seen in person and the [...]

A handful of professionally quarantined and conditioned rare and exotic reef fish have just become available in the WYSIWYG section of the AquaTouch website. The page lists some of the harder to get, harder to acclimate and much sought after reef fish species such as the wrought iron butterflyfish above, the declivis butterflyfish to the [...]

MX series LED spotlight fixtures are an exciting new lighting product for the reef aquarium. Unlike many of the simple E26 LED spotlights that we’ve been seeing a lot of lately, this lamp is a complete fixture, including a clip-on actuating base that can adjust to suit your preferred lighting angle. Aquatouch of Phoenix, AZ [...]

LeColt LED spotlights have been made into at least three models, which are very popular with Japanese reef aquarists. The 3 watt and 10.5 watt flavors are unique multicolor LED spotlights which will soon be gracing American time zones thanks to expected imports by Aquatouch of Phoenix AZ. The 3 watt LED lamp is a [...]

The Neo Arm E26 base is a multi-directional clip-on lamp that will soon be available from Aquatouch. If you’ve been lusting after any number of LED spotlights that we’ve covered recently but are uncertain about the best way to screw your lamp, the Neo Arm is clearly one of the most stylish ways to support [...]