We all know about the infamous blue Linckia star, Linckia laevigata, and its depressingly poor survival record in captivity. Hailing from the Red Sea to Australia, Linckia laevigata is a common sight on reefs between 1-10m and is often even…
Cryopreservation Comes to Florida Coral Conservation
An ambitious, new scientific project aims to preserve endangered corals using cutting-edge cryopreservation techniques. The latest phase of this groundbreaking work is happening this week at The Florida Aquarium’s Coral Conservation and Research Center in Apollo Beach, Florida, in collaboration…
How to Maintain Suspension-Feeding Sea Cucumbers
When most hobbyists imagine sea cucumbers, or holothuroid species as they’ll be referred to later, we envision bottom-dwelling detritivores with little personalities whose slug-like bodies made their way into our tank simply to serve as valuable members of the clean-up-crew. …
Five Fish that Will Eat Aiptasia Nuisance Anemones
Aiptasia are the scourge of the reef aquarium and are hard to eliminate once introduced. Here are five saltwater aquarium fish that will eat them. Aiptasia eating filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus The name says it all. The Aiptasia eating filefish does…
Greissinger Gobies: Tips for Maintaining a Small Fish With a Big Personality
Rarely available, expensive, yet beautiful with strikingly vibrant orange fins and charismatic behavior, the Greissinger Goby (Discordipinna griessingeri) can be a truly enjoyable addition for reef-keeping hobbyists who maintain suitable aquariums. Native to the tropical Indo-Pacific and most commonly collected…
Identity Theft! False Cleanerfishes In The Reefing Hobby
Wholesalers, LFS owners, and fellow hobbyists, let me tell you something. This freaky thing might well be lurking in your holding pens and display tanks, hidden in plain sight. What even is this? Why would this very real threat be…
Dana Riddle Announced as ReefStock Chattanooga Speaker 2024
We’re excited to announce Dana Riddle to the Reefstock Chattanooga speaker lineup! The title of his talk is “Successful Coral Husbandry. A Compendium of 30 Years of Research,” and we cannot wait. For seasoned reef aquarists, Dana Riddle needs no…
Aquacultured Branching Galaxea Now Available from Biota
Recently we learned that Biota has some unusual Branching forms of Galaxea, and they are aquaculturing them at their facility in Palua. We reached out to Felicia McCaulley to find out more: “The Biota Group stocks many species of fully…
US Government Proposes Ban on Six Species of Giant Clams
In a 173-page document, the United States government has announced a proposal to list all species of giant clams under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS, sometimes referred to as NOAA Fisheries), an agency within…
Rewarding Reefing
It’s easy to forget the reasons why we dedicate the majority of our lives to caring for these beautiful animals. In a changing world full of comparison, it can happen to all of us that we start in this hobby…