Without Fish, Sponges Smother Caribbean Corals
Credit: Joseph Pawlik, UNCWAs if corals didn’t have enough to contend with in nuisance seaweeds, another aggressive neighbour is moving in. Like seaweeds, sponges use an arsenal of toxins, mucus,...
View ArticleMystery Circles on Seahorse Solved? Watch out for the Asterina Stars
Asterina seastar on glass. Photo by Vishal BhaveCC BY-NC-SA When are spots on a seahorse not spots? When they’re starfish bites. Recently, a fellow seahorse keeper Adrienne Smith asked about some...
View ArticleMysterious Leech-Nado Invading Green Bay
How would you feel encountering a swarm of leeches swimming in masses??!!! That’s the stuff of horror movies….and apparently Green Bay, Wisconsin. Shedd Aquarium fish ecologist Solomon David filmed...
View ArticleReef Threads Podcast #227
Look for Momma. This week we play What’s on the Home Page, in which we visit a bunch of websites and see what they have to offer. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes....
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They don’t want your money honey, they want your love!
For a week (13 – 18 April 2015), South Africans along the Western Cape coastline were dressing up in black and white and walking…and walking…and walking. The Waddle for a Week is an annual event that...
View ArticleRock Flower Anemone Collection! CRAZY HD
My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/coralfish12g My Instagram Page: https://instagram.com/coralfish12g/ Frost Nguyen AznNutty's SaltwaterConnections SaltwaterConnections@hotmail.com These are...
View ArticleHow to Prevent Fish from Stealing Coral Food
Brain coral with feeding tentacles out at nightWhen it comes to acquiring food, fish will take the path of least resistance. And one of the best ways for a fish to score an easy meal is to snatch...
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Florida Aquarium Octopus Are Officially Tampa Bay Lightning Fans
For all of you hockey fans out there, check out the Florida Aquarium’s unofficial mascots. The Octopus have now picked sides between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings rivalry. The Octopus...
View ArticleVideo: A Timelapse Encounter… With LPS Corals
[embedded content] OK, so it’s been a little quieter than usual on the blog over the last few weeks, and we can now reveal why. In short, we’ve been busy behind the scenes creating this short video...
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Xenia Refugium. What’s in/by your sump?
A twist on the refugium concept. The Xenia refugium. Inspired by Jake Adams and Julian Sprung’s friendly debate on Refugiums last MACNA, I decided to remove algae from my Refugium and replace it with...
View ArticleFriday Rewind
…and because it’s my birthday I’ll indulge myself and you all with a Friday afternoon look back at one of my favorite coral and music videos. I was particularly inspired by the recent reef industry...
View ArticleGymnomuraena zebra: Another Moray You Just Might Love!
Zebra moray (Gymnomuraenea zebra)On various occasions, I’ve written about my fondness for the snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa), in one post even going so far as to claim there may be no better...
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Volunteers Transfer Belle Isle Aquarium Koi To Outdoor Pond
Summer is officially here for Detroit’s Koi. Yesterday, over 500 volunteers became involved helping move Koi at the Belle Island Conservatory. During the winter months, the Koi at Belle Isle...
View ArticleReef Threads Podcast #228
Make every effort to attend the MBI Workshop, July 25. It’s a new week and we have a new podcast for reef-aquarium junkies. This week’s topics are the MBI workshop, MASNA scholarships, lionfish, and...
View ArticleFincasters Episode 70 Hairfin Eel Blenny
The Hairfin Eel Blenny, Xiphasia setifer, is a rare and unique fish that is easy to keep in your aquarium if you can find one. In this Fincast, John talks with Barry Wisebram of Sunpet which had a pair...
View ArticleOdySea Aquarium Coming to Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona will be getting a fantastic new aquarium. OdySea Aquarium is in the works to open in July of 2016. Upon completion, the 14 acre Aquarium will be the largest aquarium in the...
View ArticleDon’t Be Bothered by Bristleworms!
Bristleworm that was found in an aquariumIn my early days of writing for the marine aquarium hobby, I frequently cautioned fellow hobbyists to be on the lookout for “unwelcome” live rock stowaways, and...
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Tattoo Tuesday
Today is our first “Tattoo Tuesday” on Reefs.com. I’ll kick it off with my latest piece, which I just had finished by my good friend George Wilkinson at Spirit Gallery Tattoo Shop in New London, CT. It...
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The end of the Thomas Brown mercury disclosure
It would seem as the great Thomas Brown mercury disclosure chapter, sub-chapter, anecdotal quote, foot-note, has come to a close. Larry DuPont, owner of Reef Frenzy foods submitted several different...
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Help Support The Texas State Aquarium ‘Recovery Fund’
The Texas Aquarium has launched a Recovery Fund, to help replenish the fish which were lost through the recent chemical mislabeling disaster. As most of you are aware, since I have followed this sad...
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