Did you know that some corals bioluminesce? Neither did we. This video was made by a deepsea submersible off the coast of Florida and believe it or not, this video was made in complete darkness. The light which is visible…
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Some amazing corals hiding in plain sight
So many rare and unusual corals that are infrequently seen in the trade make up a small percentage of all corals which are harvested for the ornamental coral trade. With that premise, LiveAquaria’s ability to handle a huge number of…
We told you Malaysian corals were hot!
Malaysian corals are just starting to spread out to various and we are excited at what we are seeing so far. Like we said in our previous post about Borneo/Malaysian corals, fungiids and mussids will be greatly represented with this…
LiveAquaria’s Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus syn., the orange face angelfish
The orange face angelish, Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus, is a highly elusive ‘species’ of Chaetodontoplus. This elusive fish is only available from Taiwanese reefs and the fish is believed to be a hybrid species perhaps between C. septentrionalis and C. melanosoma. There…
Scolymia australis abounds at LiveAquaria’s coral farm
Scolymia australis are one of the most exciting corals to be available in unbelievable colors from Australia and LiveAquaria’s abundant supply of stunning Aussie Scoly specimens is second to none. There may be over a dozen S. australis offered for…
Vivid dreams in coral heaven
It’s OK to be amazed, we know we were. To think how some shops even stay open with stores like Vivid Aquariums to compete with is beyond me. If your not familiar with them we highly suggest you check them…
Montipora, the movie
A couple months ago we had the pleasure of sharing with you the teaser trailer to the then forthcoming Montipora movie from Vimeo user Delrious. Reef Builders had the good fortune of meeting Delrious who goes by Ben Wiggins in real…
Korallen Zucht Revolution mini hang-on skimmer gets small cone treatment
For the few people that will purchase a Korallen Zucht Revolution skimmer this year you might want to look at the new hang on back skimmer that just got itself done up with a cone design. The original skimmer (which…
New Frogskin Acropora from ORA
ORA has released a new Acropora sp., named Frogskin Acropora. “The ORA Frogskin Acro has yellowish green coloration and extremely bumpy texture. The corallites are rotund and tubular and some of the polyps have a slightly blue hue. The color…
Coral Morphologic finds some beautiful Corynactis viridis in the Mediterranean
The Coral Morphologic have done a great job of uncovering neat little anemones all over Florida and for the last week or so, we’ve been following their tweets about their dives searching for more minute anemones in the Mediterrranean sea.…
