Do not attempt to adjust your screen. The above image is very real and having seen this coral specimen in person we can attest that this coral looks exactly like the image, no camera or light tricks. The crazies over…
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Goniopora all across the U.S.A.
This little masterpiece debuted at the 2006 IMAC and it was possibly the most awesome thing that has ever happened at a reef aquarium event. You may recognize the video craftsmanship as this is the prequel video to the reef…
Coral Feeder from H2O Life is not for basting turkeys
If you’ve ever tried to target feed corals or other inverts with a regular old turkey baster, then you know how difficult it can be to gently squeeze out a small portion onto your targeted organism. It may be a…
New Isidella bamboo coral video
No sooner do we report on some really darn old corals that we come across this close up and intimate video of an ROV getting all up in the personal space of an Isidella bamboo coral. The video was made…
Acropora rongelapensis, a recently described species from Marshall Islands
While skimming some literature we came across the coral name Acropora rongelapensis, which we had never heard before. A few minutes of sleuthing and the original description provided us with all the details of this new Acropora species described in…
Vivid Aquarium’s eye candy corals catalogued in this high quality video
We have Greg Rothschild to thank for sharing this high quality video production of the fantastic corals lodging at Vivid Aquarium in Canoga Park CA. The video features the 800 gallon reef display tank which is arranged in a typical…
Researchers discover deepsea corals over 4000 years old
Deepwater corals are all in the news these days and this time it is for being the oldest known colonial animal. Previous age estimates of Gold Coral, Gerardia sp., were made by counting what appeared to be annual growth rings…
You don’t know Jack about coral identification
Do you think you can tell the difference between your Porites compressa and Porites lobata? If your answer is yes then guess again. New research from Zac Forsman and his research crew looked at genetic markers to see how coral…
Coral gene determines coral competition and aggression
A research project published today in the journal Current Biology by Matthew Nicotra et. al has discovered a Cnidarian gene which probably explains how corals and anemones react to one another. Researchers used lab strains of Hydractinia with and without…
