Today we have access to so many more corals than we could have ever dreamed of, but these still represent only a small cross section of the corals alive in the world today. Not only are we getting only corals…
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Coral Restoration Foundation Massive Caribbean Coral Gene Bank
Coral Gene Bank The Coral Restoration Foundation™ is building a massive Caribbean coral gene bank along the coasts of southern Florida. The underwater haven for corals currently holds 303 coral genotypes across 10 species, including the massive reef-building corals Orbicella faveolata,…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Bunaken National Park
Reef Builders blue is the best word I can use to describe the deep color you find while peering out from the Bunaken Wall. Countless sea turtles dart by, schools of pyramid butterfly fish, anthias, and triggerfish swim in synchrony…
Transforming Wild Corals to Aquarium Corals by Vincent Chalias [Video]
We’ve wrapped up not one but two great ReefStock conferences this year and with that, we had some amazing speakers both in Denver, and in Sydney Australia. Earlier this year we shared some uncommon captive coral expertise from Worldwide Corals,…
Chalice Coral Family Gets New Paraechinophyllia Genus
Paraechinophyllia variabilis is not only a new species of chalice coral, but also a new genus which was recently described by Arrigoni et. al. The new Paraechinophyllia genus and the single species it contains is the very definition of a ‘cryptic…
Hot Coral Frags Coming To ReefStock Australia
ReefStock Australia is right around the corner and we wanted to bring you a sneak peek of some of the coral frags coming to the show. ReefStock is an annual tradition in Denver Colorado bringing together aquarium stores, collectors, brands…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Manado Bay
Manado Bay Manado is a rapidly developing city in Northern Sulawesi. Shopping malls, and tourism development are encroaching further and further towards the sea, and not many people would expect to find world class diving a stone’s throw away from…
Juvenile Yellowmouth Moray is Irresistibly Cute
I’ve always had a thing for the yellowmouth moray, Gymnothorax nudivomer, as it’s one of the few species of marine fish that you can easily identify based on the color of the inside of its mouth. Despite having a fairly drab…
The World Wide Corals 900 Gallon Show Tank 3+ years later
There is a saying that time does not pass, it continues. We originally did an article that we published way back in November 2014 called “A masterpiece is born: time lapse aquascaping of World Wide Corals’ new show tank” Now…
The Unicorn Coral, Acropora multiacuta spotted in Manado, Sulawesi
Acropora multiacuta is one of those unicorn corals, one you see in a book, but never truly believe you can find it in the wild. And then in the most unexpected place, it appears. We stumbled across this rare coral specimens while…
