Oculus Aquatics shutting down, here’s your chance to try someone new

Oculus Aquatics, once a fine dealer of killer corals, sent out an email this morning announce their imminent closure effective today. Oculus had a good run in their heyday and brought in a lot of neat livestock in its four…

Fauna Marin gets new US distributor in Oculus Aquatics

Germany’s Fauna Marin is getting more North American exposure with Los Angeles-based Oculus Aquatics announcing it is now a distributor for the product line. According to the email distributed to the Oculus distribution list, the wholesaler is going to be…

A Plesiastrea by any other name, is an interesting and often amazing coral

Plesiastrea versipora is a very unique and unique-looking coral which is widespread in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. There is only one other species in the genus Plesiastrea, P. devantieri but like Acanthastrea maxima, that species only comes from the Red Sea and surrounding…

Finally get a good look at a colony of Turbinaria heronensis

Turbinaria heronensis is a very unusual Australian endemic coral which has been making it into the U.S. reef aquarium hobby for a little over a year now. Turbinaria heronensis is still so rare that many if not most of the…

Oculus Aquatics is looking to hire one knowledgeable coral slinger

Oculus Aquatics is a coral wholesaler located in the San Fernando Valley.  We have been in business for 2 years and have become known for excellent coral and great customer service. Oculus Aquatics is rapidly growing and looking for a…