Colossal Coral Colonies Unless you have a 1000+ gallon aquarium and are growing a single species of coral it’s unlikely you would have seen corals get anywhere near this size. Even for wild colo…
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Halmahera Indonesia Is The Center Of Coral Diversity
Halmahera Indonesia We’ve just spent a week diving in the northern province of Maluku Indonesia around the island of Halmahera, and to say we found the coral reef of our dreams is an understatem…
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program Last week I have the pleasure of visiting the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program run by Germán Méndez. Over the past 40 years, parts of the reef in Cozu…
New Species Of Pygmy Squid Discovered In Australia
Researchers in eastern Australia have discovered a new species pygmy squid. James Cook University’s Associate Professor Jan Strugnell, along with Dr Mandy Reid from the Australian Museum Research Inst…
Sad to hear public aquarium touted as “America’s Worst Aquarium”
After years in this hobby, we know not all fish stores are great and not all aquariums are awesome, but it still breaks our reefing hearts to hear about a place referred to as “AmericaR…
Volunteer Opportunity in Tela Honduras
Volunteer in Tela Honduras Are you a saltwater aquarist looking for adventure? The Tela Marine Research Center in Honduras is looking for a volunteer aquarist to help manage the first and only public …
Millions Of Diaseris Found In Deep Reef Habitat At Ningaloo Reef Australia
Ningaloo Reef Australia An impressive population of mushroom corals “Diaseris distorta” was discovered off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. The coral reef at Ningal…
Red Sea Announce Release Of Customizable Aquarium Cover
Red Sea launches new, customizable Aquarium Net Cover Red Sea announced the release of their new, customizable Aquarium Net Cover, designed to ease hobbyists’ fish jumping woes as well as to keep fish…
These Breeder Mandarin Crocea Clams Are Untouchable
Mandarin Crocea Clams are a particular variety of Tridacna crocea with a psychedelic pattern that is reminiscent of the popular aquarium fish. Many of the giant clam species can have truly wild c…
10,000 Fragments Of Coral To Be Planted In San Andrés Colombia
Cleaning Up San Andrés Colombia is getting serious about marine conservation with the announcement of a new coral rehabilitation project around the island of San Andrés. The Archipelago, which sits of…