We don’t read anymore. Not like we used to, so I was delighted when I received a copy of the newly published book Many Things Under a Rock – the Mysteries of Octopuses – by David Scheel. Part of my…
Red Sea Marine Life Book Now Available from Andrey Ryanskiy
Andrey Ryanskiy is one of the most prolific new photographic authors documenting rarely seen exotic marine life around the world. Most recently Mr. Ryanskiy has been spending a lot of time underwater in the Red Sea where he’s been our…
The Coral Reef Aquarium Volume II now Available fro Pre-Order
Keeping reef aquariums can be a very technical hobby and while there’s a boundless amount of information shared online, it can be very challenging to parse through it all for advice that’s really relevant, and information which might be tenuous…
Starfishes and Other Echinoderms Book Review
Of all the highly diverse groups of animals that occur on natural reefs, the echinoderms are some of the most unique but also the least represented in our home reef aquariums. We have a basic understanding of starfish, urchins, and…
Indo Pacific Corals, a New Coral ID Book by Joe Rowlett
If you’re reading this right now, chances are you love reef tanks, saltwater fish, exotic corals, and simply can’t get enough detail and information about them. If you thirst particularly for coral information, boy have we got some great news…
Download Cardinalfishes of the World by Rudie Kuiter for Free
Cardinalfish are a diverse and very numerous group of marine fish that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime in the reef aquarium hobby. Save for a few species like the pyjama and banggai cardinalfish, there’s more than 350 known species of…
Fishes: Greater Caribbean v2.0 App adds 100 species and nearly 3,000 pictures
Having a reef aquarium is one of the most expensive hobbies in the world and it seems like every product carries a reef tank tax. Thankfully, in the wide world of smartphone applications you can quickly download great resources, and…
Marine Fishes of Florida, a new book by Snyder and Burgess
There is a new book out, “Marine Fishes of Florida,” that just might be the most comprehensive book ever written detailing all the fish surrounding the state. Like any good book on marine life, it contains hundreds of photos and…
Free Book: Identification guide to common sharks and rays of the Caribbean
With avid curiosity for all things in our seas and oceans, we were intrigued to find this free book “Identification Guide to Common Sharks and Rays of the Caribbean” released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United…
New World Publications books now available in digital format
New World Publications makes some of the best identification books for identifying marine life. Their 3 volume set on Carribean Reef Fish, Reef Corals and Reef Creatures has long been the gold standard of learning about all the living things…
