Star polyps, green star polyps, brown star polyps, whatever you call them, are one group of corals that we don’t appreciate nearly enough. Nine out of ten reefers couldn’t tell you the scientific name of this important aquarium coral, or…
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NEW CORAL: Evergreen Starburst Polyp
This is a new coral in my tank, an Evergreen Starburst Polyp. This guy has been in my tank a few weeks and is growing like a weed! Super easy to care for! Loves High light, either with T5’s or…
Two Tone Green Candy Coral Added to Our Collection
Candy coral is one of the most underrated corals in a reef aquarium and can handle almost anything you throw at them, and they look good while doing it. These large polyp corals of the Caulastrea and Astraeosmilia genera can…
Teeny Tiny All-In-One Is Perfect For Showing Off Your Prized Polyps
The Mini Complete Tank is a 1.4L (0.37 gallon) all-in-one aquarium complete with sump, pumps, filter, and lights. If you’re looking to show off a collection of sexy shrimp, some designer zoas, or really any prized puffy polyps, keep reading.…
True Green Elkhorn Montipora Finally Discovered!
When it was first introduced in the early 2000s, the Elkhorn Montipora quickly became one of the fastest growing strains of aquarium corals. This coral grows so fast that within a few years it was no longer welcome in a…
First Look at the Primary Polyp of a Baby Cynarina Coral
The world of captive breeding saltwater fish is full of cute baby pictures of fish, but the same cannot be said for our precious, beloved corals. Since all of our corals are either wild-collected or propagated asexually, we are almost…
Blue Fireworks Scolymia Starts Blooming in Japan
Between the bleeding apples and warpaint scolies, the UFOs and the masters, there’s a lot of room for variability in the coloration and appearance of Australian scolies, Homophyllia australis. Whether they are solid green, solid red, shades of orange with irregular spotting…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition, Sulawesi Mainland Across from Bangka
If you’ve been following along with the Sulawesi half of our Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition, you will start to see a trend emerge that coral species are very much influenced or restricted by their habitats. As aquarists, this information comes…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Manado Bay
Manado Bay Manado is a rapidly developing city in Northern Sulawesi. Shopping malls, and tourism development are encroaching further and further towards the sea, and not many people would expect to find world class diving a stone’s throw away from…
STOP Adding Blue Polyps to your Reef Tank!
Sarcothelia aka ‘Blue Clove’ aka ‘Blue Anthelia’ is a gorgeous little coral that unfortunately, does too well in our aquariums. I still remember the first time some reefing friends and I discovered like three polyps that had hitchhiked on some other…
