*All images from the University of Tasmania Two days ago, the global red handfish population tripled after a successful spawning attempt. Red Handfish are critically endangered and one of the rarest fish on the planet. They belong to the family…

One of the most exciting aspects of acquiring new coral frags is the fact that you can’t entirely predict what the coral will look like as it grows into your tank. Many corals will “color up” exhibiting new colors or…

Last week Corals Down Under collected one of the most unique Monitpora’s I’ve seen in sometime. CDU director Gemma Moore told me it was collected in the Queensland region around 15 meters down in decently high flow. This phenotype of…

In recent months, news outlets around the world have been racing to spread the word about the discovery of the largest discovered coral colony in all the world’s reefs. The coral, a massive colony of Pavona clavus, was discovered off…

Infectious diseases pose a severe threat to aquatic ecosystems, particularly in closed environments like aquariums and fish farms. Diseases that affect aquatic livestock can cause rapid mortality in freshwater and marine fish populations, often within hours if left untreated. Currently,…