Top 10 Stories of 2016 2016 has been a fantastic year for us, we started Reef Divers in March 2016 to share our passion for scuba diving and the marine environment with the world. Thank you to all our supporters,…
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Oddball Reef System Symbiosis
Symbiotic relationships are among the most interesting aspects of this hobby. A coral reef is a battlefield for real estate; however, there are still amazing examples of cooperation between completely different animals. Everyone is very familiar with clownfish and anemones,…
Best New Fish Species of 2016
2016 was chock full of new species of reef fish, more than any other year in recent memories. We had new species of wrasse, Anthias, basslets and of course, plenty of gobies but in contrast to other years, these didn’t absolutely…
My Memories of Aquariums and Christmas
Christmas is probably the one holiday that makes many of us most feel nostalgic, it often makes us think of how things were in the past and at least in my case how simple life was and maybe better. As…
The Last Recap Episode of the Year
It’s been a crazy year of cool reef gear, new reef species, and mind blowing corals. As the world winds down for the holidays, we managed to squeeze in one more episode of our new weekly recap video series. These new medium…
Chrismas Tree Worms
Christmas Tree Worm It’s that time of year again when all divers and dive blogs write about Christmas tree worms. The Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) belongs to the family Serpulidae and can be commonly be found living embedded in the…
Zetlight UFO LED Review: This Light is as Good as it Looks
The Zetlight UFO is a very interesting LED light with a design that immediately grabs your attention. Oftentimes, manufacturers create designs to make up for limitations of their products in other areas, but the Zetlight UFO is one light that…
New Pink Spot Firefish is Only The Second of its Kind!
When we first reported on the existence of a common firefish with a large, unusual pink spot on its side, we thought for sure this was a fluke. Like the metallic green-faced goby, we thought that since the pink spot…
Invertebrate Spotlight: The Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Skunk Cleaner shrimp are one of the most useful crustaceans that aid in cleaning fish of parasites. Even before we saw Jacques in Finding Nemo, cleaner shrimp had already become one of the most popular invertebrates in our aquariums. Unlike cleaner wrasses,…
Why You Should Buy Captive Bred Fish
These past couple of years we’ve seen an influx of captive bred fish. This is amazing news and here’s why you should support captive bred fish in order to instill more research. Captive bred fish are fish that have been…
