Five Reef Critters That Come ONLY From Western Australia

Australia is home to so much exotic marine life which differs wildly from coast to coast, including the southern seas which are filled with alien cold water fish. However while most of Australian aquarium animals comes from the Great Barrier…

Can giant fans save the Great Barrier Reef?

The Australian government is invest over $2 million AUD on giant fans to bring cooler water to the heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef. The proposal, set to deploy these ReefMix systems next year, would leverage eight large, slow-moving, solar-powered impellers that…

Millions Of Diaseris Found In Deep Reef Habitat At Ningaloo Reef Australia

Ningaloo Reef Australia An impressive population of mushroom corals “Diaseris distorta”  was discovered off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. The coral reef at Ningaloo extends over 185 miles (300 km) including shallow lagoons and deeper offshore waters. Scientists were exploring these diverse habitats…

Large Group Of Port Jackson Sharks Found In The Bass Strait

Hundreds of Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) have been found in mass among the rock reef and brightly colored sponges of the Bass Strait and Beagle Commonwealth Marine Reserve (CMR). Scientists were surprised to find such a large number of…

Watch Out Humans, Octopus Are Building Cities!

Octopus Cities Scientists have discovered an octopus city, and they’re calling it Octlantis! The cephalopod city is located in Jervis Bay off the coast of eastern Australia and suggests the gloomy octopus species (Octopus tetricus) are not the loners we thought they were.…

Australian researcher develops ‘IVF for coral’ to help regrow reefs at scale

One thing we know, the way corals reproduce are pretty inefficient as the broadcast spawning only results in a small portion of viable larvae actually surviving and growing into a mature coral. But a scientist from Australia has developed a…

Ultra Corals Australia Collected A Trachy Which Is Out Of This World!

If you needed any proof that corals have yet to reveal all of their mind blowing colors and patterns to us, then look no further than this unbelievable “glitter line”  Trachyphyllia. We’ve seen Trachies with all number of fascinating colors,…

Coral Bleaching On The Great Barrier Reef Is Just A Conspiracy (NSFW)

Of course coral bleaching and climate change are real, but in this era of post truth, and the new “normal”, the political arena has turned into a full on circus. Everyday there’s some clown trying to tell us the sky…

Corals As Colorful As This Lobophyllia Shouldn’t Exist!

You know we’ve covered our fair share of sensational corals in our many years of blogging but there’s always a coral out there which is ready to raise the bar and blow our minds. The latest incomprehensibly colorful coral comes to…

Take A Look At The Reef Tank Of An Australian Professional

Many aquarium professionals who either run a fish store or do aquarium service and maintenance, generally don’t have much of a personal fish tank. This phenomenon is generally summarized as ‘The Cobbler’s children wear no shoes’ and it’s not unique…