We’re excited to announce our second Reef Builders Destination trip. This time we are heading to Tela Honduras where earlier this year we found some mind-blowing Caribbean reefs. We hop…
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How To Make An Aquarium Where Aquariums Don’t Exist
Custom Aquariums In Tela Living in a developed country, we often take for granted just how easy it is to buy an aquarium, including all the necessary equipment for a healthy reef. But outside of these…
We Found The Ultimate Scolymia Habitat In Tela Honduras
Tela Honduras Sometimes the best discoveries happen by accident. Finding the ultimate Scolymia habitat in Tela was just that. The day started with a GPS point named Flor, after fishermen often seen fl…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Sargassum Frogfish
Sargassum Frogfish By: Quentin Caussin Sometimes a fish comes along that just makes you stop and stare for hours on end. The Sargassum Frogfish (Histrio histrio) definitely falls into that category. W…
This Giant Orbicella faveolata Was Here Before Columbus
Orbicella faveolata The coral reef in Tela Honduras is dominated by never ending ridges of thin Agaricia coral, and to eke out a living, any competing species have to adopt a strength in num…
Tela Of Mystical Beauty
By Quentin Caussin We went to Honduras because we heard about the legendary reef in Tela. And, it turns out that it is far beyond our expectations. Detached from the second largest barrier…
Tela Strikes Back With Another Epic Day Of Diving
We set out at 9 am for our second day of diving in Tela Honduras. You might want to check out our first article to find out why Tela has me on cloud nine! The sea was calm and visibility 40+ feet (12+…
The Hermit Crab Habitat May Be My Favorite Display In Tela
The demonstration aquarium at the Tela Marine Research Center does a nice job of recreating a variety of aquatic habitats, but the hermit crab habitat might just be my favorite. We can all agree that …
The Coral Reef In Tela Honduras Has Me On Cloud Nine
We’ve just got back from two AMAZING dives in Tela Honduras, and all we could think about was sharing the news with Reef Builders! For the past few months, we’ve been planning this trip in…
Healthy Reefs For Healthy People
For the past two weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to scuba dive and explore coral reefs in Roatán, Honduras, and were fortunate to connect with the local chapter of the Mesoamerican Healthy Reef…