How PE Mysis blister packs are made [VIDEO]
One thing that never gets old for us is getting a look behind the scenes and thanks to Piscine Energetics we get this behind the scenes look at how the company makes its PE Mysis blister packs. Company president Nuri Fisher takes us along this video showing how one machine processes the shrimp to create the Read More
Fluorescing with nudibranchs and scorpionfish [VIDEO]
We’ve posted stunning videos of coral fluorescence and were awestruck when we saw this video of fluorescing nudibranchs and scorpionfish. Corals are thought they glow to attract symbiotic algae or to protect the coral from UV light. But why do animals fluoresce? Most experts feel creatures, like the nudibranch and scorpionfish in this video, use Read More
ReefStock 2013 video by Mr. Saltwater Tank gives a first hand look at our fabulous reef show
The sixth ReefStock this past March was an overwhelming success and at this point it’s safe to say that we have a good handle on this marine and reef aquarium event thing. With 1100 attendees ReefStock VI was not the largest show in existence but it’s not how big your show is, but how you Read More
Creatures of Indonesia’s deep sea are more diverse than you could ever imagine
As much as we think we know about the deep sea, having taken oodles of courses in marine science, ecology and biology, it’s still hard for us to imagine and picture the sheer diversity of creatures living down there. Once in a while we get a glimpse into the abyss like the recent video of Read More
Kevin Kohen’s Picasso clownfish are the pinnacle of designer perculas
Imagine that we didn’t live in a world with designer clownfish, no platinums, no perculas and no snowflakes either. If we lived in that world and you happened to see this pair of Picasso percula clownfish in the offices of LiveAquaria you would be absolutely flabbergasted. Since we do live in a world with myriad forms of many Read More
Predatory Ricordea yuma comes to life in time lapse feeding video
We are graced today with a second exceptional marine aquarium video, this time featuring a Ricordea chomping on some pelleted coral food. We’ve all seen videos of LPS corals mowing down pelleted food, Scolies are exceptionally fun to do this with since they have such prodigious feeder tentacles. But this is no ordinary Yuma, the Ricordea cast Read More
Video tour of the Triton Reef and more will leave your jaw on the floor
You know we feature a lot of different reef tank videos and usually they display only a single slammin reef tank. This is a different matter altogether as Mr. Jawsee has seen fit to take his video camera along for what appears to be the mother of all reef aquarium tours, starting at the Triton Read More
Friday Smorgasbord: A lot about stories about dolphins and more
As we’re waiting for Happy Hour and our weekend to officially start, we’ve got a dose of ocean-related goodies to share in this installment of the Friday Smorgasbord. We could probably call this edition Dolphin Tales since there are a few stories related to this squeaky mammal, but there are some other tidbits worth reading. Read More
New time lapse video of a reef awakening shows the beauty of the early morning reef
Last year we shared an inspiring video of a reef aquarium waking up in time lapse photography and we have the second installment for your viewing pleasure. We usually eagerly await the corals to extend their polyps and show their glory, but how often to we stop and take stock of our aquarium wakening up. The Read More
Video collage of nearly all of ORA’s captive bred clownfish
We all know ORA as a the most prolific inland marine life producer, breeding, growing and generally culturing all manner of reef fish, corals and invertebrates. Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums masters the breeding of new species so regularly that we almost take for granted how much marine life they actually breed. But do you know Read More