The Coral Beauty is one of the most common and widely beloved species of pygmy angelfish. Centropyge bispinosa is collected and exported for the aquarium market by the thousands every year, and for the most part there is only subtle variation…
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Up close with the beautiful corals of Lubang Island, Philippines
Around this time last year, we were invited to visit the budding coral farms that RVS 4-Star Mariculture is developing in the Philippines. Several sites are planned for future coral farming efforts in the Philippines, and we managed to visit the beautiful…
Why Reef Building corals are being hit the hardest by coral bleaching
Coral reefs are under existential threat. This year alone large scale bleaching has been observed on 500 separate coral reefs along the Great Barrier Reef, and up to 50% of bleached corals from in water surveys have already died, in…
Insane purple Acropora suharsonoi with neon green ‘GFP infection’
This exceptionally stunning purple Acropora suharsonoi with swirls of green fluorescent protein has just been obtained by Bali Aquarium. Rare and aberrant reef fish pop up on our radar like everyday but one of a kind coral specimens such as this…
First damages of the 2016 global coral mass bleaching event
An interview of leading coral expert Prof. Terry Hughes was recently published in a video. An areal survey reveals the first major damage of ENSO-induced warming on the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Countless bleached reefs, hanging like white ghosts…
Coral Garden Dive at Two Mile Reef, Bazaruto Archipelago Mozambique
At the southern end of Two Mile Reef, you will find a spectacular coral garden, with a coral sweet spot between 3-12m (10-40ft). This reef is great for both beginner divers and more experience divers who are looking for wide angle reef…
How To Orally Inflate Your BCD
There are several reason you could need to orally inflate your BCD. It is rare for your low pressure inflator hose to malfunction underwater however if it does you can always orally inflate your BCD to achieve neutral buoyancy. Before…
Coralife LED Aqualight S review
The Coralife LED Aqualight S is a new aquarium LED light with an elegant form factor and many desirable features. The simple sleek LED Aqualight S shares a lot in common with the Aqueon OptiBright Plus LED including the same housing,…
Dredging in Florida could damage vulnerable corals
Wednesday, Philippe Cousteau, grandson of famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau warned that a plan to expand a Florida port is “lunacy” and that it risks devastation the already degraded coral ecosystem. The plan to expand Port Everglades, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida…
