We’ve been following the saga of Casper the White Tang for nearly six years now. As a long time resident at Worldwide Corals, Casper has truly grown into the team and the company’s mascot and spirit animal, and it’s always a…
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Serranus pulcher, new basslet species from West Africa
Serranus pulcher is a new species of basslet from the east Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. It’s been a good long while since we’ve had a new species of Serranus described, so the new S. pulcher joins…
Fished Out, a comedy short on the “other” dangerous side of lionfish
We know the invasive lionfish is doing significant damage to local underwater habitats in the Atlantic and Caribbean, but what about the harmful “street” danger this spiny alien invader brings? This comedy short that premiered back in 2013, shows the…
Monsoon Aquatics, spawning Euphyllia paraancora VIDEO
Monsoon Aquatics from Darwin Australia posted these amazing videos to their Facebook Page of spawning Euphyllia paraancora. The videos clearly show egg bundles accumulating in the hammer shaped tentacles before being released through the polyps central mouth. At least 30…
Sueviota bryozophyla is a new goby from Indonesia that loves bryozoans
Sueviota bryozophyla is a new species of dwarf goby with a peculiar proclivity for bryozoans. The ghostly white Sueviota bryozophyla is distinguished from the multitudes of new Eviota species for among other things, having very pronounced and elongated nasal tubes.…
Under Water in Okinawa
Okinawa, Japan is known for its great diving and lush coral reefs. Going into it, I didn’t know what to expect with this dive. I’ve heard all sorts of cautionary tales about diving in Okinawa due to its strong currents,…
Spotted Multibar Angelfish channels its inner Snow Leopard
A spotted multibar angelfish has been collected which could be one of the most sensational aberrant angelfish we’ve ever seen. Besides the very rare hybrid multibar angelfish specimen, this species is very consistent in its pattern, but we could never…
Reef-A-Palooza Orlando going on this Saturday & Sunday
In case you have not heard Reef-A-Palooza Orlando takes this weekend at the Caribe Royale All Suites & Convention Hotel. Located at 8101 World Center Drive, Orlando, FL 32821 So being that today is Friday you’re technically not too late to…
Coral bleaching on the decline in the Western Indian Ocean
Earlier this month we started seeing pictures of bleaching corals along the Western Indian Ocean. We’ve heard about bleaching in the Australian Great Barrier Reef and the Pacific Islands, but the bleaching is far worse and extends across all the…
Unseen Corals: Acropora pinguis might be the thickest-branching staghorn coral
Acropora pinguis is a very special coral that we’ve never seen in the aquarium hobby, and there’s probably very good reason for that. If you discount staghorn corals of the Isopora genus, the big cat’s paw corals, then Acropora pinguis forms the…