Stolen From The Deep-Corals Being Depleted For Jewelry
Coral jewelry has been in high demand in Asia since the 8th century AD. The global market for corals used in jewelry is worth between 50 to 60 million dollars a year. The deep red variety, known as...
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Overnight Sensation: New Captive-bred Reef Fish from ORA
Meet the Eastern Hulafish, Trachinops taeniatus, the newest aquacultured fish for the reef aquarium and exclusively available from its breeder, ORA in Ft. Pierce, Florida. This sub-tropical species is...
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A New Era in Quality Foods
For a little more than a year I have been experimenting with a new entrant into the North American ornamental fish food market. I first encountered New Era products at last year’s MACNA in Dallas when...
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How to: Take Extreme Macro Coral Photos
Canon EF MP-E camera lensHere at Tidal Gardens, much of what we do revolves around our ability to take nice looking photos and videos. Every now and again, we are lucky enough to pick up a new piece of...
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Tridacnid Clams, the Perfect Transitional Animal for Aspiring Reefkeepers?
I still vividly remember my first Tridacnid clam. It was a very nerve-racking time in my journey through the hobby, as I was just starting to dabble in the realm of corals and, like most hobbyists, I...
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Diving with Endangered Hawksbill Turtle in Bonaire
Good morning friends, don’t you just love sea turtles? They’re one of the most universally loved of all the earth’s ocean creatures but they are in danger of literally being loved to death. At just 10%...
View ArticleCORAL Featured Video: Sever’s House Reef
From bare rock to thriving reef aquarium in two years—an excellent example of what can be done. Sever’s house reef My tank after 2 years. 500L- 110Gal. Light: Ati Powermodule 8x 54W & 3×75 Led....
View ArticleDeep-sea corals record dramatic long-term shift in Pacific Ocean ecosystem
Long-lived deep-sea corals preserve evidence of a major shift in the open Pacific Ocean ecosystem since around 1850, according to a study by researchers at the University of California, Santa...
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Pacific Sun Sticking with Tried and True T5 Lighting Technology
In a world seemingly fixed on LED lighting and little else, it’s nice to see that T5 fluorescent technology is still developing and hasn’t been cast to the wayside. Pacific Sun, a company that...
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Keeping the Aptly Named Coral Beauty Angelfish
Coral Beauty Angelfish (C. bispinosa)If you have a real yen for marine angelfishes but lack the tank space to accommodate one of the large iconic species, such as the queen angel (Holacanthus ciliaris)...
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Colorful Caribbean Reef Squid, Curacao Cephalopod
Good morning friends, I first want to thank everyone for all the compliments on the driftwood tree I posted yesterday, you guys are too kind! I have a MEGA colorful Caribbean Reef Squid for your...
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Reef Threads Podcast #161
http://cdn.wso.net/reefthreads/podcasts/rt161.mp3 One of those colorful, captivating favias. Yet another week has passed and that means it’s time for another podcast. This week’s subjects include Brad...
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Species Diversity in Coral Reefs: Very Similar Looking Coral Species Differ...
Rising water temperatures due to climate change are putting coral reefs in jeopardy, but a surprising discovery by a team of marine biologists suggests that very similar looking coral species differ...
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Rapid Evolution of Novel Forms: Environmental Change Triggers Inborn Capacity...
In the classical view of evolution, species experience spontaneous genetic mutations that produce various novel traits—some helpful, some detrimental. Nature then selects for those most beneficial,...
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Fish Are Pets: Take Care Of Them As Such!
A lot of times you hear about aquariums as “display pieces” and are talked about like you would a painting or sculpture. In some cases, the aquarium has replaced some peoples televisions all...
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Coral Frenzy to be Offered in Pellet Form
Here’s a brand new food for coral lovers. Coral Frenzy, the very popular powdered coral food, will soon be available in pellet form. The pellet will have roughly a 1mm length and will be negatively...
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West Hawaii Fisheries White List of Legal Aquarium Fishes
The following are the only marine fishes that may be legally collected for sale in the marine aquarium trade 1. Yellow Tang, Zebrasoma flavescens 2. Chevron Tang, Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis 3. Goldring...
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ORA Yellowstriped Cardinalfish Now Available in Small Numbers
Believe it or not, but Oceans Reefs & Aquariums (ORA) has released around half a dozen new captive bred fish onto the aquarium keeping world so far this year, not including corals, and they’re...
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Blue no more!
By now it is abundantly clear that LED lighting is the charmed prince and future king of reef lighting. It is also clear that even in the best of circumstances LED lit tanks produce a light that is...
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Photo-Chop: What You See Is Not What You Get
Have you ever shopped online and purchased a coral that looked extremely bright and full of color only to receive a dulled down version? It has you question whether your tank husbandry is out of...
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