Featured Coral: Joe’s Tye Dye Acan
Joe’s Tye Dye Acan Joey Nichole’s always has beautiful corals for sale at fair prices and this Acan is no exception. Joey calls this beauty his Tye Dye Acan. Husbandry: In the reef aquarium,...
View ArticleBlue-Light Scorpionfish Photo
Good morning one and all, how was your weekend??? Mine was so busy that it would be impossible to re-cap everything I did in the last two days but here it is a nutshell. Saturday morning I took the...
View ArticleSpecial Considerations for Soft Coral Placement
Pulsing Xenia, a wanderlust of a coral, requires some forethought on your part to keep the colony only where you want it in your aquariumIn discussions of coral placement in reef aquaria, topics such...
View ArticleGoatfish Under Ultraviolet Blue-Light
Good morning friends, I have a goatfish for you today that really glows under blue-light and stands out on the reef at night like a sore thumb! When we went to Tugboat Sunday night we found these guys...
View ArticleBioTek Marine Releases Two New Series Auto Top-Off Tanks
10 Gallon Tek Series Water Tank BioTek Marine has just released it’s new line of Tek Series Auto Top-Off Water tanks for your aquarium. These new elegantly US crafted water tanks are now available in...
View ArticleGiant Hermit Crab
Hello from one of the driest places on Earth!! I remember years ago before we moved here I had thought Curacao would be lush and green with waterfalls and streams but man-o-man were we ever wrong!!...
View ArticleDoes a Naturalistic Environment Reduce Stress in Aquarium Fish?
The blue-throat triggerfish (X. auromarginatus) in my aquarium exhibited repetitive behavior prior to transitioning the system to a reefFor today’s post, I’d like to elicit your thoughts on an...
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Reef Kids: Puffer Fish Snack
credit: Melysa Montanos Trying to get the kids to eat a more well-rounded diet? This fruit kabob pufferfish might be just the partner in health you’re looking for! It’s is a simple snack to put...
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Fluorescent Fairy Wrasses
Various fluorescent fishes. Credit: Sparks et al 2014 In the ocean, longer wavelengths of light (i.e. red) are quickly filtered out, so that with increasing depth the red pigmentation of marinelife...
View ArticleGlowing Bandtail Puffer
Good morning one and all, I suppose you have already figured out this is “Blue-Light Photo-Week” and today instead of one I have two glowing creatures for you!!! Stijn showed up last evening around...
View ArticleProDibio Announces the Release of its “Aquarium Cure Program”
ProDibio the makers of BioDigest, Bioptim and other aquarium supplements have developed an FDA approved line of freshwater and saltwater fish medications. The medication lineup includes 6 new...
View ArticleReef Threads Podcast #268
Are carnivorous plants your next hobby? Craig Bingman joins us this week to talk about “hobby co-morbidity.” What is that? You’ll have to listen to find out. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to...
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MACA returns to Cairns, Australia, for a bigger and better, year end conference!
This will be the 2nd MACA since its inaugural launch last year in 2015. The Marine Aquarium Conference of Australia is set to return this year with an even bigger and better show since its inaugural...
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Macro Monday: Golden Lions come in small packages
“Whadaya want from me” – Adam Lambert. Photo credit: Lemon TYK. I know I haven’t been on here much recently, and I apologize for that. I’ve just been swamped with work, and have been really busy. So...
View ArticleThe Petite, Pugnacious Atlantic Pygmy Angelfish
Atlantic pygmy angelfish (Centropyge argi)Having very recently departed the state of Ohio and resettled his family down in the Florida Keys, Caribbean Chris has had to part with his beloved,...
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A New Classification For Stony Corals
In the last decade, genetic data has forced us to dramatically rethink our assumptions on the evolution of stony corals (Order Scleractinia) and how best to classify them. The emerging consensus is...
View ArticleNational Geographic Magazine – What’s Odd About That Octopus? It’s Mating...
LPSO covered in the print version of National Geographic, April 2016 edition. Online version here: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/04/basic-instincts-octopus-mating/ Text: By Patricia...
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Product Review: My Reef Creations x3 Media Reactor
All images by author The importance of chemical filtration in a saltwater aquarium is undeniable. Unlike most freshwater tanks, a saltwater setup relies on a handful of chemical compounds that bind to...
View ArticleGreat Barrier Reef hit by Widespread Coral Bleaching
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has been hit by widespread coral bleaching, which has the potential to be devastating to one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders. Battered by record warming on...
View ArticleRoyal Exclusiv to Cease Distribution of Dreambox Filter Systems in The Americas
Today we received an official announcement from Royal Exclusiv that it will stop distributing it’s popular Dreambox filter systems in North and South America. All pending orders will be fulfilled and...
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