If you came out to Reefstock Denver or interacted with our social posts that weekend, THANK YOU! It was exciting to see everyone again this year. From fans to vendors and reefing “celebrities,” it’s safe to say we had a blast. Be…
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Phestilla arnoldi is a New Species of Acropora Eating Nudibranch
Researchers surveying a coral reef in the Gulf of Thailand have found 13 species of coral-eating nudibranch, including one that’s totally new to science. The nudibranchs belong to the genus Phestilla – small, frilly, parasitic/predatory sea slugs which mimic the…
Jake Adams, Celebration of Life Dive Trip
This year, we commemorated the first anniversary of our great friend’s passing. The coral feast that I had planned to show him and that was left unfinished, ended up into another great adventure celebrating Jake’s coral love with other great…
Acropora halmaherae is a Real Delicacy
If corals are our life then Acropora are our Religion. So anytime we meet a new species of Acropora it’s always a real treat especially when we find one as characteristic as Acropora halmaherae. This very delicate, highly sculpted, very…
The Challenge With Grafted/Protein Infected Corals
The reef aquarium hobby has always had some degree of obsession with any new or unique coral strains and varieties. It’s therefore no surprise that when reefers first started discovering irregular patches of color in SPS corals like Acros and…
Keeping Corals is EASY, it’s the REEF Part that’s Hard!
If you start a new hobby such as learning an instrument or learning to SCUBA dive, you don’t start by learning rad guitar solos or diving as deep as you want, you have to start slow – walk before you…
World’s First Grafted Anacropora Pops up for Reef Raft
We’ve seen the ‘grafting’ phenomenon of different fluorescent proteins infecting a wide range of SPS corals including Acropora, Montipora, Stylocoeniella and even Turbinaria but the new grafted Anacropora from Reef Raft are the first of their kind. It’s only quite recently that the reef aquarium…
Green ‘Grafted’ Heronensis is one of the Rarest Corals
The Hero Coral, Turbinaria heronensis, is one of the most interesting of all pagoda cup corals because it can exhibit a range of growth forms. Sometimes hero corals are completely branching like a delicate looking Duncanopsammia, other times it’s nearly smooth and…
What it’s Like To Start a ‘Career in Corals’
My name is Levi Peterson and a few months ago I made a decision to work closely with corals at ACI Aquaculture. I formerly worked at a local pet store and personally worked very closely with Non-Photosynthetic corals. However, when…
Indo Pacific Corals, a New Coral ID Book by Joe Rowlett
If you’re reading this right now, chances are you love reef tanks, saltwater fish, exotic corals, and simply can’t get enough detail and information about them. If you thirst particularly for coral information, boy have we got some great news…
