The warm water off the coast of California have driven millions of tiny, bright red tuna crabs ashore on Southern California beaches recently. Although they look like crawfish or mini lobsters, the pelagic red crabs are typically found along the…
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California adorabilis
Some things are just so cute and cuddly they deserve fitting names. One octopus with big round eyes, a pink color and a body more reminiscent of a stuffed animal is simply adorable and might be named just that.…
Oceans – A new social networking app for Scuba Divers
Ocean, is a new social networking application designed for Scuba Divers to interact with each other. The iOS/Android app allows you to share dive logs with Facebook friends and to see where your other fellow divers have dived throughout the…
Macronesia takes a closer look at octopuses
Scientist and marine conservation enthusiast Shane Siers has a fascinating website Macronesia to share his hobby of filming the underwater world. We came across his recent video on octopuses and were just mesmerized. If you are looking for a calming experience today,…
XMarta is a nifty mobile-controlled dosing system
The XMarta dosing system is a mobile-app enabled pump that is provides accuracy up to 0.1 mL for all your reef-relatated dosing requirements. The XMarta has four channels to allow you add four different solutions to your tank. The Xmarta…
Massive migrating school of surgeonfish discovered in the Philippines
Two weeks ago, we were in the Philippines scouting for new and exciting corals to grow at the RVS 4-star Mariculture facility. While diving certain areas which have perhaps never been seen by humans using SCUBA equipment, we stumbled upon…
Hybrid spawning of Rhinopias captured on video
Most of the time that we report on hybrid marine and reef fish, it is usually about a particular specimen which shows the traits of both parents, as a result of a crossbreeding. In this case we have a splendid…
S.E.A’s coral reef display is a veritable kaleidoscope of beauty
Oh S.E.A. Where do we begin. In our travels we’re fortunate enough to visit a hodgepodge of public aquariums. Often times we get to see behind the scenes, to the heart of the facility, where the quiet humming of machines…
SEA Aquarium has the most gigantic ball of spinning Chaetomorpha algae
It’s no secret that I am personally not a fan of the kitchen sink approach to creating a “refugium” with all the sands and cruddy algaes that usually build up there. I and we, are very much in favor of using…
Hands-on with the Gourmet Grinder fish food dispenser
Innovative Marine makes a lot of aquarium gadgets and accessories but we have to say, the Gourmet Grinder is one of our favorite releases in a long while. Clearly inspired by salt and pepper grinders for the human food table,…