Tela Honduras Sometimes the best discoveries happen by accident. Finding the ultimate Scolymia habitat in Tela was just that. The day started with a GPS point named Flor, after fishermen often seen floating above the exact same spot in the…
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A Visit To The Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium, Omaha, Nebraska.
Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium By: Jazmond Goss With passing time, we have learned a lot about keeping fish alive and happy. Most aquarists would probably agree that many lessons are learned the hard way – a loss of fishy…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Sargassum Frogfish
Sargassum Frogfish By: Quentin Caussin Sometimes a fish comes along that just makes you stop and stare for hours on end. The Sargassum Frogfish (Histrio histrio) definitely falls into that category. We were lucky to spent time with a pair…
It’s Always Something When You Have a Reef Tank
Recently while watching an old Saturday Night Live show with my daughter, Gilda Radner as Roseanna Rosanadanna responded as she always did to Jane Curtin that “It’s always something, if it’s not one thing it’s another. Within seconds of this…
Roatan Dive Site Profile – Hole In The Wall
Hole In The Wall This dive is a fan favorite in Roatan that has advanced divers coming back year after year requesting this site by name. The dive starts at the top of the wall near 30 feet (9m) as…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean cleanup, wild wildlife and more
We knocked the dust off old Friday Smorgasbord and have rolled out a fresh edition featuring some interesting videos we’ve stumbled across this past week or so. In today’s installment we look at how we could tackle the plastic pollution…
This Giant Orbicella faveolata Was Here Before Columbus
Orbicella faveolata The coral reef in Tela Honduras is dominated by never ending ridges of thin Agaricia coral, and to eke out a living, any competing species have to adopt a strength in numbers approach for survival. A lone colony of Orbicella…
How Aquariums Are Made At Custom Aquariums
Aquariums are such an integral part of the hobby and while we use look at them everyday, we’re quite removed from the processes that make them for us. Interestingly, reefers have much more experience in making their own tanks from…
Tela Of Mystical Beauty
By Quentin Caussin We went to Honduras because we heard about the legendary reef in Tela. And, it turns out that it is far beyond our expectations. Detached from the second largest barrier reef in the world, here are coral…
