Centropyge hybrids are currently the cool kids at the party and have been circulating the industry and internet so widely that you might think it’ll be hard to pull another textbook-defying specimen out of the sea. While super rare hybrids…
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Green branching Psammocora is the latest coral now available from ORA
Green branching Psammocora is an incredibly hardy and easily colored stony coral and now it will be available captive grown from Oceans, Reefs and Aquariums. ORA announced the availability of their ‘Kelly Green Psammocora’ which has been in culture for…
California Assembly approves shark fin ban, state one step closer to outlawing practice
The California State Assembly just overwhelmingly approved a ban on the sale and distribution of shark fins within the state moving California one step closer to joining Washington in making the Chinese delicacy illegal. After approving the proposed bill ,…
B-Box Aquarium shares one of the closest videos of Earle’s fairy wrasse yet
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9LHRySIogw[/youtube] What can we say about Cirrhilabrus earli that we haven’t written many times before? This rare fairy wrasse first discovered in Palau is simply a stunning fish and the new video from B-Box Aquarium is one of the clearest…
How much is a shark worth? $2 million alive
Sharks may strike fear in our hearts but they also bring money to local economies — $2 million each as a matter of fact. A study released today shows just one reef shark can be worth nearly two million dollars…
Pseudanthias pictilis, amazing painted anthias specimens arrive at Quality Marine
Pseudanthias pictilis is a showstopping specimen of anthias which was once widely regarded as THE anthias to have in your reef. Both males and females of Pseudanthias pictilis have amazing coloration which is dominated by an anterior body which is…
Cirrhilabrus earlei video while flashing is quite a sight to behold
Cirrhilabrus earlei, earl’s fairy wrasse, is a very beautiful labrid which is primarily found in and around Palau, well outside of the normal marine ornamental collection areas and therefore extremely rare in the trade. Earl’s fairy wrasse was only discovered…
This is what a Lobophyllia assembly can look like out on the reef
We have this thing for pictures and video of natural reef settings which tells us something tangilbe about how corals and reef formations can appear in the wild. Take for instance this assembly of Lobophyllia brain corals, a very popular…
Four new species of Eviota gobies described: E. rubrisparsa, E. shimadai, E. winterbottomi & E. toshiyuki
There’s been a lot going in the gobiid taxonomic world lately with a big push to describe new species of Eviota gobies by Drs. Greenfield and Randall. Just over a month ago we got our first look at the gorgeous…
Water flow is one of the biggest factors promoting coastal ocean diversity
According to new research by ecologists at Brown University, water flow is one of the most important factors that affects how much biodiversity occurs in coastal ocean marine habitats. From tropical Palau to the frigid waters of Alaska and Maine,…
