by Admin | Jan 7, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
In more ocean acidification news, fighting conches may not cope as well with increasing carbon dioxide levels as the "super-corals" of Palau. ARC researchers found that as you increase CO2, fighting conches lost their defensive ability to leap from danger, a behavior anyone with conches has seen. by Admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
ORA has announced their version of the "Shortcake" Acropora. The single photo ORA released shows a greenish yellow base with really long radial corallites with red tips and polyps. it doesn't quite look like the classic Strawberry Shortcake (Acropora microclados) though it very well could be. by Admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
The coral reefs of the Red Sea are some of the most surreal and exotic. While the region is notorious for unpredictably strong winds, the underwater landscape is relatively sheltered and often beautifully serene. As a result, impossibly delicate aquascapes form here and nowhere else, and life here almost appear magically suspended in time and space. If you need aquascaping inspiration, look no further than the Red Sea. by Admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
A new research has tracked mangroves making dramatic expansions northward along Florida's coast. While it may be hard to convince Northeast USA residents right now currently pelted by snowstorm after snowstorm, increasing global temperatures are significantly redefining the distribution of tropical life. by Admin | Jan 2, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
ORA is introducing a new captive propagated product, and it's neither fish nor coral. It's a macroalgae, and a very attractive one at that. The Micronesian Blue Hypnea provides reefkeepers something fresh to decorate their aquascape. by Admin | Dec 27, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
Our friends Anna and Ned DeLoach at blennywatcher.com never cease to amaze us with the photos and videos they capture on their tropical adventures. Here Anna narrates their observation of an adorable monogamous pair of Signigobius biocellatus breeding in the silty muck of Papua New Guinea.
