An Aquatic Retailer who once appeared in an Aquarium Co-Op podcast has been found out as a well-known Pro-Russia Propagandist called Donbas Devushka. 37-year-old Sarah Bils from New Jersey ran a store named Cascade Aquatics, selling tropical fish and imported…
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Reef Builders Pink Porcupine Crab Story Blows Up on Twitter
It’s funny how the internet works sometimes, and this week we’ve been pleasantly surprised to see one of Jake Adams’ news stories from way back in 2014 go viral on Twitter. We think the origin of the resurgence comes from…
Aqua Illumination launch Nero 7 Powerhead
Reefers woke this morning to news of the latest product launch from Aqua Illumination – the Nero 7. A bigger brother to the Nero 3 and 5 wave pumps, the Nero 7 is AI’s most powerful flow pump to date,…
Red Decorator Crab is a Natural Born COTS Killer
Scientists at the University of Queensland have identified the Red Decorator Crab, Schizophrys aspera, as the most consistent predator of Crown of Thorns Starfish, consuming them in 89% of trials. Crown of Thorns Starfish (COTS,) are one of the largest…
Urchins Relocated in Florida to Aid Coral Conservation
Marine scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have been collecting and relocating sea urchins in an effort to aid coral reef restoration. Sea urchins help prevent invasive algae from overgrowing struggling coral reefs so…
Managing Tissue Necrosis
While we have come a long way in the hobby and have improved our husbandry skills for keeping corals immeasurably over the past four decades, we still have much to learn, especially in the area of coral diseases. Having worked…
Scientists Find Potential Probiotic Treatment for SCTLD
Researchers at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have discovered a probiotic treatment for stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD). We’ve reported on the disease many times since its discovery in 2014 in Florida, including most recently that it…
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…
Saudi Arabian Island to Become World’s Largest Coral Garden
A $500 billion development in Saudi Arabia has announced an island destination and with it, the world’s largest coral garden. Called NEOM, plans for the futuristic Red Sea City include a marina, villas, a beach club, an underwater museum, and…
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease Spreads to Curacao
The Carmarbi Marine Research Station has reported that Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease has reached the southern Caribbean island of Curacao. Dubbed the deadliest and most devastating coral disease ever recorded, SCTLD first appeared off the Southeast Coast of Florida…