News has spread like wildfire of the discovery of the world’s largest living coral colony. It was discovered last month in the Solomon Islands by National Geographic Pristine Seas team member and underwater cinematographer Manu San Félix, who dove down…
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How Reef Chasers Built a Successful Coral Farm In Landlocked Tennessee
One of the great perks of this gig is meeting local fish store owners from around the country. Our hobby, though niche, boasts a wide variety of retail spaces – large and small. Running any small business is challenging, but…
Ultra Coral Australia For Sale with Two Million Dollar Valuation
Ultra Coral Australia has listed its current premises for sale on Facebook, with property, business assets, and Intellectual Property valued at over two million Australian Dollars: “We are thrilled to announce that we have officially listed our property for sale!”…
Study Says Corals (Not Algae,) Contribute to the Growth of Harmful Bacteria
A study led by the University of Bremen suggests that on algae-dominated coral reefs, it is not the algae but the corals themselves that may contribute to the growth of harmful bacteria. This discovery suggests that a disturbance in the…
Kush Corals Unveils One Of The Dankest Discosoma’s Around
Late last week Bobby Moon of Kush Corals got in an extremely unique batch of disco’s. Sporting a beige/yellow base with green highlights and blue/purple splotchy vesicles/pseudo tentacles these mushrooms are some of the nicest I have seen. They adeptly…
Coral Freaks 2 was a Different Kind of Reefing Event
I’ve just returned from a reef meet that shouldn’t have worked. Because instead of being set up like a coral show with vendors, sponsors, and speakers, it was set up like a chat show for all things saltwater. No corals,…
David Saxby Wins Coral Freaks Aquarist Of The Year and Lifetime Aquarist Award, 2024
Reefing veteran David Saxby received not one but two prestigious awards at the Coral Freaks event in England at the weekend. Coral Freaks creator Paul Hughes of Advanced Aquarium Consultancy was keen to introduce an awards show for outstanding British…
Coral Oasis Brings in The Zenith of Smooth Skin Acropora
Coral Oasis, a store based in Hanoi, Vietnam, has brought in, hands down, one of the best smooth skins I have ever laid eyes on. I spoke to the owner, who told me they had the piece for around six…
First Photos of a Rare Indonesian Cup Coral, Trochocyathus cooperi
Cup corals are a fascinating group, but one that is almost never available in the aquarium trade. If you’ve ever encountered this common name before, it was likely misapplied to one of the regularly available dendrophylliids, like Tubastraea, Turbinaria, and…
Latest Study Shows Selective Breeding Can Increase Coral Heat Tolerance in a Single Generation
Experts at Newcastle University’s Coralassist Lab have published a study that documents the world’s first effort to selectively breed adult corals for enhanced heat tolerance. This could give them the ability to survive intense marine heat waves. The breeding effort…
