One of the biggest pains in the butt with saltwater aquarium fish is not just those who are a threat to our corals, it’s those who are a threat to each other! Here are some tips for how to manage…
Unusual Gold Parrotfish arrives from Indonesia
A xanthic Scarus psittacus has arrived in the UK, which its importers say is the first of its kind they’ve seen. The 5” fish was caught at Serangan Island just off Bali in the Indian Ocean, in 2-3 meters of…
Video: Coral Spawning in Closed System Aquariums by Jamie Craggs
While attending the Love2Reef event in the UK in May, we also got to meet Dr. Jamie Craggs and listen to one of his talks on captive coral spawning. We found it inspirational, we learned a lot, but we didn’t…
Alkatronic Pro Can Control KH, pH, and Temperature
It’s been seven long years since we first wrote about the Alkatronic KH monitor and controller, when Focustronic was then, primarily, a budding lighting manufacturer. We remember installing an Alkatronic at the store we worked in and bestowing the virtues…
Wild Collected Branching Rock is Back On the Menu!
There’s something about branching rock that just gets our reefing juices flowing. Not the man-made stuff. We already buy that, use it, and love it. No, these are the real reef bones formed in nature, in far-off Pacific reefs, and…
The Tale of the Purple Monster and the Land of Gold
Recently I gave a talk at a UK reefing show, where I gave my (British,) take on the American reefing scene. One of the many aspects I admire the most is the legacy corals, their sharing throughout the community, and…
MarcoRocks Maricultured Live Rock Combines the Best of Both Worlds
MarcoRock is one of our favorite dry reef rocks. We love its shapes, porosity, and ease of stacking. But we love live rock too for its diversity, so when we heard that you can get Live MarcoRock – dry rock…
United States and Indonesia sign $35m Debt For Nature Swap to Protect Coral Reefs
The United States and Indonesia have signed a debt-for-nature swap that will see the US redirecting $35 million of Indonesia’s debt into an investment in coral reef conservation. The fourth agreement under the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act…
Coral City Camera Captures Indigo X Barred Hamlet Hybrid in Miami
Coral City Camera has filmed what it believes is a hybrid between two hamlet species. The live underwater camera stream captured the suspected hybrid as it swam through an urban coral reef in Miami, Florida. CCC thinks it is a…
Biota Breeds Blackcap Basslets – We Interview the Breeder
When Biota announced that they had successfully bred the Blackcap basslet, Gramma melacara, we were keen to find out more. Larviculture specialist Todd Gardner filled us in with all the details: Can you keep Blackcap basslets in pairs or groups…