Finding Nemo is 20 years old. Here’s how it changed reefkeeping forever

It’s hard to believe it’s twenty years since Pixar launched the computer-animated adventure of clownfish Nemo, his dad Marlin and the forgetful Blue Regal tang Dory. We think we’ve watched it 50 times since then, first on DVD and a…

The real, twisted story behind finding Nemo

Most of us know the unique world of the clownfsih hobbyists, fish geeks and marine biologists. But trying to explain what really would have happened to the lead fish in the animated movie “Finding Nemo” would be very incestuously creepy.…

Finding Dory, Sequel to Finding Nemo due in 2015

Disney’s Pixar animation studios just pinged us about Finding Dory, the sequel to Finding Nemo due to hit in 2015.

Finding Nemo 2 coming in 2016, will the hobby experience another bump?

Pixar announced last week it will in fact be bringing Finding Nemo 2 to the big screen in 2016. This is pretty exciting news for fans of the original, especially with Finding Nemo 3D hitting the market this fall, and…

Finding Nemo 3D could boost the aquatics industry all over again

Finding Nemo, the smash hit movie made from Disney’s computer animation arm Pixar, is coming back for a limited engagement. Although several fans of the show want a sequel, Disney has decided to bring Finding Nemo back to the big…

Hermit Crab Anemone Named Remarkable New Marine Species by WoRMS

A new species of symbiotic sea anemone has been selected as one of the ten remarkable new marine species described in 2022 by the World Register of Marine Species. Named Stylobates calcifer, the deep sea anemone attaches to the shells…

Red Mini-Maxi Anemone Lives Much Deeper than we Thought

Mini maxi Carpet anemones, Homactis tapetum, have been a hot commodity from Vietnam for a long time already. They used to come in all possible coloration, and it took us quite a long time to actually discover their habitat in…

Sea Anemones Develop New Tentacles Depending On How Much They Eat

The more they eat the more tentacles they grow, so get feeding your anemones today! Until now it’s been unclear what regulates the number of tentacles a sea anemone can grow. Scientists from the Ikmi group at EMBL Heidelberg have…

I Couldn’t Resist This Gorgeous RED Long Tentacle Anemone!

Anemones are some of the most majestic creatures on coral reefs and seeing a wild one loaded with a cloud of clownfish swarming around it is a sight to behold. Unfortunately, in most home aquariums anemones are relegated to being…

Are Pizza Anemones The Next Rainbow ‘Coral’ In Reef Tanks?

The marine aquarium hobby as a whole has become incredibly adept at finding the most colorful, unbelievable, and crazy colored reef life that exceeds our wildest expectations at every turn. Mini Maxis and Flower anemones have had their turn, and…