What is one thing in the hobby that you wished existed, but doesn't?

[Seancj]

Transparent aluminum! Stronger, ultra clear, hard to scratch, lightweight, rimless aquariums of any size!....The future! Thanks Scotty!

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

i wish names of corals would be governed somehow! it just got way out of hand! same corals different names....

this is a great point. The zoa names are ridiculous.

 

[CyberNinjaZ]

Blue clowns, lol

I've seen pics of fake ones and boy would I love to have one (if they were real).

 

[crazyfishmom]

I saw a 6-7 inch maroon in a restaurant reef tank yesterday and I didn’t realize they could get that big. The male was around 3 inches though. I would want a designer Picasso or a snowflake that can get that big.

 

[doubleshot00]

A do it all tester for under $750.

 

[Beta reefs.]

something that eats any species of Dino.

Rumors that blue hippo tangs eat that.

 

[WalkerLoves_TheOcean]

Rumors that blue hippo tangs eat that.

I have heard that too. I imagine it can't be good for them, right?

 

[Beta reefs.]

I have heard that too. I imagine it can't be good for them, right?

How am I supposed to know.

 

[Create New]

Saltwater plants, not algaes, plants. I'm sure some mad scientist out there can make some freshwater plants salt resistant.

 

[Sirlagzalott]

A 100% lifetime leakproof guarantee on tanks, plumbing, etc.

 

[tedfisher496]

No price gouging on corals and equipment.

 

[astrobuckeye]

I thought it only did nitrates and phosphates and did not also include alkalinity, calcium and magnesium. That’s the one I’m holding out for!

Hydros is working something called Maven that will do this but will be around $1200. Proprietary reagents.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Blue clowns, lol

I've seen pics of fake ones and boy would I love to have one (if they were real).

People are actually working on it:

Yeah, I’ve seen that one called a blue lightning clownfish, and it is fake. There are real clowns with some blue coloration though, and I believe people are trying to breed them to produce fully blue clowns:

Blue Clownfish Continue To Appear in Aquarium Clownfish Strains | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

The holy grail of clownfish breeding used to be an all white morph but since this has been achieved in three species already, breeders have had to set their sights higher, and for an even more exotic…

reefbuilders.com

That happens on occasion with clowns of a variety of species - I haven’t looked into the cause much yet, but my understanding is that the blue is dark pigmentation under the white scales (and it may change some with age).

To my knowledge, it’s still relatively uncommon, but people have been working to purposely breed blue into clowns for a few years now

 

[Formulator]

Something that killed aiptasia, clove polyps, and GSP without affecting inverts and other softies!

 

[NanoNana]

Nano sized versions of everything (rays, marine mammals etc.)
Octopi that don’t die in a year.
and all equipment upgrades that have been mentioned as well as bioluminescent corals and fish.