Monday Archives: Steinhart’s Pygmy Seahorse Program
Our friends Richard Ross and Matt Wandell were recently featured in Wired talking about their expedition to the Philippines and efforts to collect and rear pygm... Read more.
Monday Archives: Larval Rearing of the Purple Masked Angelfish (Paracentropyge venusta) Using Only Cultured Food
Over the past year while working on our Rising Tide project, the larval rearing work has focused on the Purple Masked Angelfish Paracentropyge venusta. We had s... Read more.
Monday Archives: What type of betta do you have?
A stunning betta at the International Betta CompetitionThis Bubbles & Bettas blog post is an useful reference, as is the video below.Are you nuts about... Read more.
The Golden Passer Angelfish
An one-of-a-kind aberrant Holacanthus passerThe adult specimen is unlikely a Clarion x Passer hybrid because it was collected well north of where Clarions ex... Read more.
Monday Archives: Lionfish: What to do if You Get Stung
I quite like the scientific word for stings, envenomation. It sounds more impressive than ‘getting stung’. I have never met anyone who has been envenomed (i... Read more.
Monday Archives: Meet the Napolean Wrasse
We’re used to wrasses being colorful, charming fish that scoot around the reef, generally getting on with things. They might be flashing at each other, ... Read more.
Monday Archives: Life in the UK Seas: A Few More Critters
Following up on from my post about life in UK seas and our wonderful soft coral Alcyonium digitatum, I thought I’d share some more pictures of the fabulous li... Read more.
Monday Archives: An Enormous Coral in Fiji
A little earlier this month, I posted some pictures of one of the largest single corals I’ve ever seen, a Porites colony on the side of a reef wall in the Red... Read more.
Monday Archives: A Few Good Clams
We all love a good tridacnid; here are a few gems I shot on a recent trip. The very first time I saw a wild tridacnid, I was quite amazed. I’d seen them on ... Read more.
Monday Archives: Green or Hawksbill – Telling your Turtles Apart
When I go diving on coral reefs across the globe, the two most common species of turtle I encounter are Greens and Hawksbills. Sensibly, both species keep their... Read more.