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Coral Loss Can Lead To Bigger Fish Size, But The Results Are Short-Lived
According to a new study published in Functional Ecology, turf algae that grows on dead coral branches is a food bonanza for herbivorous fish. Turf algae overgrows corals after bleaching events and herbivorous fish like…
Maxspect Coral Tweezers are Truly Optimized for Coral Handling
There are a lot of tools that can make the job of the aquarist much easier around the reef tank. We’re always on the lookout for any instrument that makes working with, handling, or simply reaching corals that much easier…
What Eats the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish? The Answer is Found in Fish Poop.
Crown-of-thorn starfish are coral-eating predators that can have more than a dozen legs and grow to 30 inches across. The starfish gets its name from the toxic thorn-like spines covering its body, which resemble a biblical “crown of thorns”. In…
Plectranthias polygonius & P. hinano are Two New Species from the Central Pacific
Plectranthias polygonius and P. hinano are two new species from our favorite group of dwarf basslets, and good thing too because there seems to be tons of them to be found in deep waters of the world. These two new…
A Nice Long Reefing Discussion With Brazil’s Super Reef
Super Reef is a Portuguese language reef aquarium channel on YouTube with Edo Viega. Over the last few months this Brazilian reefing content creator has been amassing interviews with saltwater fish and coral gurus from all over the world, with…
Splendid Toadfish Seen Dancing at Potential Prey
The name toadfish itself doesn’t conjure up images of a fish you’d want to see, eat, or keep in an aquarium, and this is true for most species of toadfish. However there are a few very eye catching toadfish species including…
Tools for Fragging Corals
Fragmenting coral or ‘fragging’ may look complicated but with the right tools, the job can be quick and rewarding. Once you have the right tools for fragging you’ll be on your way to multiplying your coral supply. To make it…
Acropora donei, actually a classic Oz Acro.
Ever since the coralsoftheworld.org website was updated, we spent a lot of time reviewing it and found out that few of the updated or added species made a lot of sense. There was a species that we came along all…
Juvenile Great White Shark Diet Surprises Scientists
Scientists inspected the stomach contents of 40 juvenile white sharks and were surprised to see how long they spend hunting along the seabed. “The stereotype of a shark’s dorsal fin above the surface as it hunts is probably not a…
64,000 Sea Turtles Recorded Off The Coast of Australia
The Great Barrier Reef Foundation has release incredible footage showing tens of thousands of green sea turtles swimming near Raine Island, North of Cairns Australia. The green sea turtles are coming ashore on Raine Island, which is about 620 kilometres…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
