Coral reefs are as vulnerable as they are beautiful; climate change is warming ocean waters and devastating reefs globally. A majority of the world’s coral reefs could experience severe bleaching and death by the end of this century, according to…
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You Thought Collecting Coral Was a Dream Job?
By: Vincent Chalias In the last week, we spent some time with coral collector Nic Dos Santos from Ultra Coral Australia. Nic is a dedicated, passionate collector, and like everyone else, we thought he had the dream job, but we…
The Montipora That Wanted To Become An Acropora!
By: Vincent Chalias While diving in Australia inshore reefs together with Ultra Coral Australia, we came across some funny looking Montis. Australia inshore dirty, turbid reefs are a Coral disease and parasite paradise. All classic coral diseases are available in…
Rare Fish & Colorful Corals in the Latest Studio Vlogs
In the latest updates we’ve got a video of some very special fish and a nice broad coral flat full of thriving colonies and frags. We received a nice box of angelfish from Poma Labs including two small captive bred…
The Rainbow Splice Acropora Millepora from Reef Raft Canada
There are grafted corals and then there is the Rainbow Splice Millepora from Reef Raft Canada. This naturally produced bicolored strain of the hobby’s favorite Acro, Acropora millepora, was spotted among the diverse coral collections of Reef Raft. A single branch tip…
A New Indonesian Coral Farmer Association is Born!
By: Vincent Chalias It’s been eight months since the export of corals from Indonesia has stopped – eight months of heavy confusion, misinformation, and general disarray, but what is it all about, and what’s going on? Actually this whole mess is…
Another Successful Gold Torch Spawning Attempt from Ultra Coral Australia
By: Vincent Chalias For the second year in a row, Ultra Coral Australia (UCA) managed to sexually reproduce Euphyllia glabrescens in their facility in central Queensland. They are currently growing colonies from last year’s spawn. Efforts by the UCA Research…
A Tour of the Frag Farm of Worldwide Corals [Video]
You’ve seen their frags at the reef shows, you’ve seen pictures of their corals all over the internet and they are on everyone’s wish list – we’re talking of course of the internationally recognized strains & frags from Worldwide Corals.…
Top 10 New Coral & Invert Species of 2018
The new species are always an exciting topic to write about and while the fish get the lion’s share of the attention, this year had a lot of great new corals and invertebrates. The zoanthids, deepwater gorgonians and the miniature…
Coral Restoration Efforts Should Prioritize Community Over Ecology
It might sound counterintuitive if you want to restore coral reefs, focus on land first and work with communities before shifting your efforts to the underwater world. But a new study published in the journal Biological Conservation confirms this novel…
