The United States Association of Reptile Keepers has just fought and won a battle that would have seen Colorado House Bill 24-1163 add a new tax of up to $8.50 on every household pet owned in the state, including cats,…
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Industry Pioneer Walt Smith Confirms Fiji Corals Are Back for 2024!
Victories come through perseverance and Reef Builders is delighted to learn that after six long years, Fijian corals will be available again to be sold in America. We contacted the Godfather of Fijian aquaculture, Walt Smith, to get the facts…
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…
Dysbiosis and the Pathobiome – A Molecular Pathway for Coral Disease
In previous articles, we briefly explored the idea of the coral holobiont and what a healthy microbiome looks like. In this article, I will provide a brief overview of the microbiome of a diseased coral and the steps that cause…
World’s Largest Deep-sea Coral Reef Discovered off the Southeast United States
A deep-sea coral reef covering 6.4 million acres has been discovered off the southeast United States. Researchers working for NOAA and its partners mapped an underwater seascape of coldwater coral mounds the size of Vermont, deeming it the largest deep-sea…
Coral City Camera Records World’s Most Comprehensive Coral Bleaching Timelapse
Everyone’s favorite underwater camera now has the dubious honor of creating the world’s most comprehensive in-situ coral bleaching timelapse video. Underwater content creator Coral Morphologic says that the summer of 2023 will go down as the hottest in recorded history…
What is Coral Polycropping?
In this new series, I will discuss strategies you can use with current technology to help mitigate the risk of coral disease in your reef tank. In this first installment, I will cover the benefits of polycropping. Polycropping vs Monocropping…
How to deal with Coral Aggression
After discussing coral selection, quarantining, placement, and nutrition there is still one other aspect of their keeping that needs to be considered, coral aggression. Since corals are sedentary and cannot move once they have settled into place or been mounted…
Cracking the Distichopora Code – A Closer Look at Stylasterid Hydrocorals
If you ever came across a colony of Distichopora at your local reef shop, you know that is it super difficult not to be enamored by the sheer beauty of these stunning hydrocorals. Despite their elegance, they are almost completely…
The Importance of Coral Nutrition
As we have noted in previous articles most aspects of the hobby have some controversy associated with them. Needless to say, coral nutrition is one of them. For many years the general consensus was that all corals needed to thrive…
