An article published in the Journal Nature has found that mesophotic corals may use their fluorescence to lure and capture zooplankton. In the past, fluorescence has been linked to many factors from screening harmful radiation to facilitating photosynthesis in corals,…
FLUO GAMES – The Night of the Tentacles [VIDEO]
FLUO GAMES -The Night Of Tentalces Aquarists are no strangers to happy puffy polyps making the perfect timelapse subjects, yet, HD videos of this quality rarely come from natural reefs. The added challenge of currents and stability for timelapse subjects,…
Fluorescent Friday: World Wide Corals edition
For our previous installment of Fluorescent Friday we focused in on WWC’s famous ‘Grafted’ orange and green Montipora capricornis but today, we check out some of their other bangin’ corals with a fluorescent filter. World Wide Corals is one of the undisputed global…
CFP Checker Flashlights on sale this weekend at the Two Little Fishes MACNA booth
The Coral Fluoresent Protein (CFP) Checker Flashlight that several MACNA attendees received last year are now available to buy this weekend. While supplies last, Two Little Fishes will be selling the CFP Checker Flashlight from Eco-Lamps at prices so low…
Visions in Blue is another stunning fluorescent dive video
The power and beauty of coral fluorescence has been well known within the aquarium industry for a long time, but it wasn’t until quite recently that blue UV lights started to gain significant traction in the diving industry. This is…
