Smiling Parrotfish
Good morning gang, more weird weather today, the ocean is still a mess and we have overcast skies with little chance for rain and of course lets not forget the never ending winds! We do have another...
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The Ginpohaze – Part 1
copyright: Hiroshi Izumi The oceans are full of interesting shallow water fishes, but all too often the ichthyological diversity collected for aquarists is limited to only those species which appear...
View ArticleBrown Tube Sponge, Agelas conifera
Good morning all, I have a common Curacao reef scene for you today consisting of a wild looking colony of brown tube sponges, Agelas conifera and a little sea bass hiding amongst them. Sponges are...
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Orphek Atlantik P300 – first preview
Orphek recently presented a new LED pendant, the Atlantik P300. Designed specifically for large aquariums, it can successfully replace HQi 1000 watt lamps! I recently received a pendant for testing,...
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The Ginpohaze – Part 2
Closely related are the seven “sand darts” species of the genus Kraemeria, which differ most notably in the elongated lower jaw adapted for burrowing and the smaller pectoral fins. [While it isn’t...
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The Challenges Of Preserving A Rare Three Ton Shark
This is a very interesting article that raises some very novel questions. Namely, how do you preserve a very rare and already dead basking shark when it washes ashore in Australia? Well it is...
View ArticleIs It Okay to Quarantine Multiple Marine Fish at Once?
Sometimes QTing multiple saltwater fish in the same tank makes sense, other times it doesn’tAs regular Saltwater Smarts visitors are well aware, “Caribbean Chris” and I are strong proponents of...
View ArticleJuvenile Trumpetfish
Good morning friends, many have written and asked what kind of fish is always floating in front of our LIVE underwater online video camera that we have at 50 feet out in front of our Substation...
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Stranded Killer Whale Saved By Onlookers
Let’s admit it, we all love Orcas aka Killer Whales. Well then we should commend a group of brave volunteers who did an amazing job working to save a stranded Orca on July 22nd on the rocks near...
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Larvae, larvae everywhere, and not a tank to spare
Long Island Aquarium reef tank larva at 18DPH As a follow up to my spawn party article, I wanted to update y’all on the larvae I am currently drowning in. I plan to share some awesome videos and...
View ArticleTwo Brother’s Rescue Hammerhead Shark In Florida
Only in Florida. Or so it seems. And I preface this article by saying don’t try this yourself. But one thing is clear, you certaintly don’t see video like this every day. In the quiet town of Destin,...
View ArticlePocillopora Corals: Hardy, Adaptable Reef Architects
Pocillopora corals are productive reef builders in the wildYou may not be aware, but Pocillopora, despite being among the less popular stony corals in the reef aquarium hobby, are second only to...
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MindStream update!
Step Ahead Innovations, Inc. has just announced the much-anticipated public unveiling of its MindStream monitor. They revealed that the product will be available commercially by the end of the year,...
View ArticleNew Era Aquaculture reborn as World Feeds
Yorkshire-based fish foods company New Era Aquaculture Ltd has been sold out of administration and a new company, World Feeds Ltd has been set up backed by sizeable financial investment which will...
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New study highlights uncertainty in Caribbean gorgonians
Pterogorgia cf citrina from the Saba Bank. Credit: Wirshing & Baker, 2015 Caribbean coral reefs are frequently dominated by tall, branching octocorals known colloquially as “gorgonians”....
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The Evolution and Biogeography of Stonogobiops – part 1
S. nematodes & yasha, alongside Amblyeleotris yanoi. Best friends forever! Credit: Takashi Nagamatsu The shrimpgobies of the genus Stonogobiops are a common sight in any aquarium store, with...
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Fluffy Pillow Art
Growing corals and selling them for a living seems like an ideal job to other reef aquarists; actually my time is filled with a lot of online work, fragging, aquarium cleaning, box making, and other...
View ArticleYou Asked Us…So We’ve Answered!
An interior spread of The Salt Smart Guide to Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating Diseases of Marine FishesSince we released The Salt Smart Guide to Preventing, Diagnosing, and Treating Diseases of...
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Father Killed By Shark While Diving With Daughter
I went back and forth on whether I was going to write about this post. I am sure many of you have heard about it by now. However, it is a very difficult post to write and shockingly tragic. On...
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Sea Sheep
This is, without a doubt, one of the most adorable sea creatures I have ever seen – and it’s a slug! The tiny creature looks like a cartoon or maybe a Wallace and Gromit character, but it is most...
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