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…
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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…
Interesting Ecology Shift of Blacktail and Orangeface Butterflyfish
Saltwater fish are among some of the most colorful creatures we can keep as pets but as many species as we have access to, one notable group is a sort of ‘forbidden fruit’ when it comes to living in aquariums.…
Worldwide Corals’ New Megastore, and Boutique Shop in Winter Park
Worldwide Corals has been privately discussing their ambition to move to a new larger location for over a year now but recently their plans have reached fever pitch. It sounds like Victor & Lou of WWC are zeroing in on…
Hybrid Chrysurus x Koran Angelfish Hybrid Collected in Kenya
It’s been a little while since we’ve come across a nice hybrid of a large species of angelfish but this newest specimen is a great fish to break our fast. Pictured here is the most recent look we’ve had at…
Pantone’s ‘Living Coral’ Color-of-the-Year is Beyond Tone Deaf
Pantone is a company known around the world for their attention to detail when it comes to color, but boy have they really missed the mark this time. Every year the company selects and announces a ‘Color of the Year’…
Micro Lords Successfully Spawned by Ultra Corals Australia
The last month has been crazy with many peoples now involved with the mass spawning of corals, especially on the Great Barrier Reef. Most people concentrated their efforts with Acropora species, being the most affected by coral bleaching, which has…
Electric Lime Aid millie Is The Most Stunning Coral We’ve Seen All Year
Of the 20,000+ corals we’ve had the privilege of photographing this year there are a handful we could put on a pedestal. Holy grail specimens, one in a million ultra corals. But this electric lime aid millie we spotted over…
Coral Vision C-137 2-in-1 Reef Tank Viewer by Fireline Optix
Fireline Optix is a Florida company specializing in sunglasses but with a few very interesting products for the reef aquarium hobby. The Coral Vision C-137 is Fireline Optix’s take on the reef tank viewer which is dual purpose, with both…
