Yellow polyp orange cap – who knew that montipora came in this color?

We recently spotted an orange capricornis with yellow-green polyps at World Wide Corals which totally took us by surprise. As long as the aquarium hobby’s been keeping and growing plating Montipora corals and as many colored-polyp colonies that have been maricultured…

Red wagon wheel Fungia fralinae is a planetary alignment of perfect features

The red wagon wheel Fungia fralinae is a “new” coral strain which really caught us off guard, not only for its stunning beauty but also for its consistent appearance. The Fungia fralinae with the pattern like a red wagon wheel…

Video of Casper the white tang shows how startlingly awesome this fish is

Casper the white tang is an iconic all-white specimen of Zebrasoma flavescens which is the pride and joy of World Wide Corals in Orlando Florida. A couple years back when Casper was a greenhorn to aquarium life, we got a chance…

Coral Smoothie Oyster Delight from Algagen

Coral Smoothie Oyster Delight is a new coral food product by AlgaGen made from fresh florida oysters. Like DT’s Oyster Eggs and Reef Nutrition’s Oyster Feast before it, Coral Smoothie Oyster Delight makes use of the ovarian and reproductive tissue…

A Plesiastrea by any other name, is an interesting and often amazing coral

Plesiastrea versipora is a very unique and unique-looking coral which is widespread in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. There is only one other species in the genus Plesiastrea, P. devantieri but like Acanthastrea maxima, that species only comes from the Red Sea and surrounding…

Another white yellow tang collected in Hawaii, codename: Powder

  The white yellow tang pictured above is a newly collected aberrantly colored Zebrasoma which we are codenaming ‘Powder’. Casper the white tang has been a sensation and the trophy fish of World Wide Corals since he was collected. However…

RB personal shopper: Lobophyllia and Symphyllia edition

It’s been a long time coming but it seems like we’ve finaly hit a heyday of sweet and unforgettable Lobophyllia and Symphyllia colonies. When the LPS craze first hit with the Acan Lords, and then to other Acans and scolies…

Reef Builders top ten livestock picks of 2010

2010 has been a great year for marine aquarium livestock, with many new corals and rare fish appearing in the marine and reef aquarium hobby. It was hard to make a decision, there was a lot to pick from this…

“My Miami” Chalice Frag over $1800 up on eBay

The “My Miami” chalice. How much would you pay for the above mother colony? You know where we’re going with this don’t you? This is a ” My Miami Chalice” coral that is being sold up on eBay as a…

Deal of the Day: Nuclear Green Zoos Rare for $45

Here is a chance to pick up a frag of nuclear green zoos for only $45 at World Wide corals. Get them before they sell out! You can order them and mention reef builders sent you. Read