Many reef hobbyists, myself included, may have had their first foray at coral husbandry courtesy of a corallimorph. These so-called “mushroom-corals” of the taxonomic order Corallimorpharia are not true stony corals phylogenetically, but instead, represent a sort of “missing link”…
Flashback Friday – Jake’s Love for Hybrid Angelfish
Get into tropical marine fish identification and it won’t be long before you come across the fascinating world of interspecies hybrids. Jake Adams loved hybrids, one of the last messages he sent us was of a suspected hybrid Convict/Polyzona tang…
Sanjay Joshi Announced as Speaker at ReefStock Chattanooga 2024
Reef Builders is thrilled to announce reefing legend Sanjay Joshi as one of the Speakers at ReefStock Chattanooga. Sanjay will need no introduction to many seasoned reefers but has a wealth of knowledge, experience, and science-based data to bring to…
Up to 75% off Corals at Top Shelf Aquatics!
Top Shelf Aquatics is celebrating the 4th of July with a bang, with up to 75% off selected corals on their website. Mega deals include: TSA Firework Clove Polyp Coral $59.99 off Meteor Shower Cyphastrea Coral $24.99 off Reeftech Starburst…
SaltwaterAquarium.com 4th of July Sale is now Live!
Reef Builders Retail Partner SaltwaterAquarium.com is slashing prices on selected dry goods and livestock in their 4th of July Sale. First up is 15% off everything from their coral farm, ranging from urchins to nems, easy softies to collectible LPS,…
Coral Supreme Hits the Master Scoly Jackpot
One of the best parts of working for Reef Builders is when you wake up to private messages containing exciting fish or corals, and today was just one of those days. The animal? Homophyllia australis, aka the Scoly, from Queensland,…
Charlotte the Pregnant Stingray Dies
The saying goes “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,” as one of the biggest aquarium-related media sensations this year has come to a sad end. Charlotte, the pregnant female California Round Stingray was confirmed dead by its carers at…
Tia Davis Speaking at Reef Stock Chattanooga 2024
Reef Builders is thrilled to welcome Tia Davis to our team of expert speakers at Reef Stock Chattanooga this August. Tia is a marine biologist and a lifelong scientist with her current projects including 76 fully aquacultured species of macroalgae,…
Aquarium Safety: How to Identify and Remove Dangerous Palythoa Corals
As someone who makes a living growing and distributing aquarium corals, I am always on the lookout for exciting new varieties. Among the myriad groups of corals, Zoanthids are always among the most popular. It was with this mentality that…
My Coral Caretaker Job and Livestock Wholesale Explained
I’ve been working in the wholesale part of the aquarium hobby industry for just over three years. It has been a unique and insightful experience that opened my eyes and allowed me to see what and how the wholesale end…
