Algae are one of the oldest and most diverse groups of plants on the planet, growing in virtually all places that qualify as habitable, and even some that don’t such as snow in Antarctica. Encrusting red algae such as Mesophyllum Coralline…
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Acanthastrea pachysepta: Your Orange Lobo is most Likely an Acan!
Acanthastrea pachysepta is a reclassification of a coral that has stumped us for well over a decade. Formerly classified as a Lophyllia (which now includes all Symphyllia too), the majority of orange lobos exhibit a different color, pattern, morphology and especially behavior than any…
Mile High Reefers’ Coverage of ReefStock 2019
ReefStock has developed a well-deserved reputation for being a different kind of reef aquarium and coral show. This year 2019 was the 12th time we held this annual event in Denver Colorado and the reef aquarium scene, the stores, coral…
Greenland Sharks are the Ancients of the Polar Seas
There’s a lot we don’t know about so much of the marine life living in the deep ocean or in the cold polar seas, and it turns out that their age can be astonishingly ancient. It’s already well known that…
The Artic Sunrise Lobo is Another Insane LPS Scored by Ultra Coral Australia!
By: Vincent Chalias Ultra Coral Australia scored another insane Lobophyllia pachysepta, and we couldn’t resist showing it off! What makes this piece so special is the very wide palette of colors in numerous shades of green, blue, yellow and gold blending…
2018 Was The Hottest Year On Record For The Ocean
Last year was the hottest for the planet’s oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists who track the data. Their findings were published Wednesday in the scientific journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The…
What exactly has changed with New Life Spectrum food?
Last year New Life Spectrum announced it was making some changes to its food and had it on hand at MACNA. For those of us that weren’t able to catch up with the New Life team there and were wondering…
Tropical Marine Power line of food for corals and marine fish
Marine Power is a semi-new line of foods designed for coral and marine fish by Tropical, a company in Poland that makes flake and granulated foods for aquarium and pond fish and reptiles. Although this writer hasn’t come across Tropical…
Large Group Of Port Jackson Sharks Found In The Bass Strait
Hundreds of Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) have been found in mass among the rock reef and brightly colored sponges of the Bass Strait and Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR). Scientists were surprised to find such a large number of…
A Visit To The Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium, Omaha, Nebraska.
Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium By: Jazmond Goss With passing time, we have learned a lot about keeping fish alive and happy. Most aquarists would probably agree that many lessons are learned the hard way – a loss of fishy…
