Palauastrea ramosa is one of those bizzar-o corals that we’ve always wondered about from seeing it in books, and which has never truly enjoyed any kind of exposure in the reef aquarium scene. Thankfully, a few recent trips to the…
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Huge spawning fish swarms in Palau really are Unique Dive Expeditions
The internet is full of superlatives related to all kinds of topics but we’re planting a flag in this virtual ground, and stating outright that these videos of mass spawning aggregations from Unique Dive Expeditions are some of the most…
Palau Deep Reef fish collecting video released in full
The Palau Deep Reef collection video is infamous for documenting some of our best deep diving ichthyologists “at work” while sounding like Donald Duck. First revealed to the aquarium hobby during the 2008 MACNA Keynote in Atlanta, this video has…
Bulk Reef Supply releases a few more MACNA talks: Ciotti on ‘scaping, Mazel on Fluorescence, & Bowling on Palau
Ever since the conclusion of MACNA 2014 in Denver, Colorado we’ve enjoyed a historic round of speaker videos made possible by Bulk Reef Supply. Most of MACNA’s speaker presentations have been uploaded and released but BRS saved a few more…
Palauastrea ramosa coming to aquarists in the future
Palauastrea ramosa is an interesting small polyp stony coral which despite having a broad geographic distribution is all but unknown in the aquarium. Looking somewhat like a cross between a Montipora digitata and a thick branched bird nest coral, Palauastrea is actually related to Seriatopora, Pocillopora and…
Trimma tauroculum from Palau is a really unique and gorgeous species
The bullseye pygmy goby is a cute little stunner from Palau. Like all other Trimma species, the bullseye trimma is a tiny nano fish measuring in at only slightly below an inch. The bullseye Trimma is red with a whitish…
Pseudanthias calloura documented in Palau as well as the Celebes Sea before official description
Pseudanthias calloura is a fantastic species made known to aquarists only in the recent years. Also known as the Aurora anthias, the gorgeous serranid is a colorful mix of cadmium orange and lavender. P. calloura is a central pacific species that…
Protoanguilla palau – New ‘Living Fossil’ eel named and filmed
Protoanguilla palau is a new living fossil eel recently described from discoveries in Palau. Masaki Miya, Jiro Sakaue, and G David Johnson were three scientist who discovered this special eels that said to be a new ‘living fossil’ as it…
Export Of Live Reef Fish Ban becomes law in Palau
The exportation of live reef fish has now been banned in Palau, following spirited debate over whether it was a matter for state or national government control. The ban is now in place for areas in Asia that were harvesting…
Coral seeding happening in the reefs of Palau
Scientists are around the reefs of Palau to investigate the potential of a experimental technique called coral seeding. They will collect the spawn from mass mating events that are supposed to happen so around these regions to promote growth of…
