Pulsing Xenia mystery solved
The pulsing Xenia has been a scientific mystery for that last 200 years since it was first discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829). Why does this particular coral spend so much energy pulsating? Corals are extremely efficient organisms and do not waste energy unless there is compelling enough benefit — in this case nutrients. Why does the Heteroxenia fuscescens go through Read More
Awesome Fungiid is either Podabacia or a special form of Lithophyllon
Podabacia is a very unique genus of disc corals which is hardly never seen in the aquarium trade, let alone in any interesting color. How are lucky are we then that we stumbled upon an amazing colony of Podabacia motuporensis, in teal blue, with the perfect size and shape to put next to an also-blue Lithophyllon Read More
Mint Pavona (Pavona frondifera) now offered by ORA
Mint Pavona (Pavona frondifera) is a new coral that ORA just announced as available from their ever increasing selection of corals. When looking at Mint Pavona Read More
New research shows live coral trade could actually help preserve reefs
As hobbyists, we’ve used to the perception that importing live coral specimens from the wild has a negative impact on coral reef ecosystems in the wild, but new research is actually showing the hobby is actually having a positive impact on the preserving coral reef ecosystems. The research was a joint effort and titled “Long-term Read More
Dactylotrochus cervicornis is a new species of solitary and deepwater coral
This year a very peculiar solitary stony coral called Dactylotrochus was described from small colonies collected from the deep sea. What makes Dactylotrochus cervicornis special is that unlike the large meaty solitary deep sea corals which we are familiar with in the Flabellidae and Caryophyllidae families, the new species is from the family Agariciidae. What Read More
This blue Mini Maxi anemone was too irresistible to pass up
While the Mini Maxi carpet anemone craze was in full swing we sat on the sidelines watching all these wonderful little cnidarians making their way into aquariums. We’ve always been fond of the tee-ninesy little micro carpets that Gary Majchrzak first started distributing nearly ten years ago. Seems like only two years ago all of a Read More
Pavona frondifera is a drop dead gorgeous Mini potato chip coral
Pavona frondifera is a mini version of the considerably more common Pavona cactus, popularly named the Potato Chip coral. We’ve been growing a few pieces of the Mini Potato Chip we got from Julian Sprung about a year ago but recently we saw a most impressive example colony of this species. While gawking at the Read More
Polyp Lab Nano Reef-Roids Coral Food perfect for Gonies and other filter feeders
Polyp Lab Nano Reef-Roids Coral Food is a smaller version of the Reef-Roid food by the Swedish Canadian company. The Nano Reef-Roids was developed with Goniopora’s in mind but will work well with other filter feeders that consume food particles in the 150-200 micron range. Read More
Clam Mania setting up to satisfy your desire for Tridacna
Giant clams are awesome and there’s never been a better time to get into Tridacna. Clams are available from Cocos to cooks, from Vietnam to Tuamotu as well as many farm raised specimens. Every fish store and e-trailer has a few clams but not since Clams Direct has there been one go-to source for quality Read More
Eshopps square frag discs coming later this year
Eshopps square frag discs will be released sometime later this year allowing you a relatively simple way to grow and frag your spreading corals in your system. The square plugs are textured and colored to blend into your system. Plus the textured surface allows for better adhering of glue for fresh frags and give your Read More