MACNA Sidebar: Fluorescent Photography with Colin Foord
During our MACNA Sidebar series we sat down with Colin Foord from Coral Morphologic to discuss the best methods for taking photographs of corals under fluorescent... Read more.
Princeton study finds evidence that the symbiosis between coral and algae is at least hundred million years old.
Coral and symbiotic algae: it’s a match made in heaven, but when did the relationship begin? Princeton scientists might have found the earliest evidence... Read more.
Reef Inspiration for Lego Fans
Here in the UK, fans of Lego, both old and young, are hoping Santa will come through this year with some fantastic sets from their favorite plastic building block... Read more.
Vote with your Wallet and Don’t Buy this Stuff
Over the years, the aquarium hobby hasn’t always covered itself in glory in terms of its sustainability, and it still gets a fair bit of criticism from some quarters,... Read more.
Yellow Tube Sponges and Others, what Great Photo Subjects!
I am a photographer who mainly works in the Red Sea and Europe; I’ve only managed to dive a few times in the Caribbean, once in the Windward Isles and once off... Read more.
Nephtheidae in the Wild
On occasion, I’ve seen small colonies of nephtheid corals in captivity, but as yet I’ve never seen a single specimen that is doing anything other than slowly... Read more.
Danio htamanthinus: a new danio species
Photo of a recently collected live (but out of water) Danio htamanthinus.The photo above depicts a live specimen photographed out of water, so it doesn’t... Read more.
An Impressive Turbinaria
When aquarists take home a piece of coral from a store or a frag swap, they don’t always comprehend just how large some colonies can grow in the wild, accustomed... Read more.
Domino Damsels and Anemones
When we think of fish that host in anemones, we generally think of clowns: the Amphiprioninae, for obvious and understandable reasons. I think we forget that there... Read more.
The Sohal Tang in the Wild
Acanthurus sohal, also known as the Red Sea Tang, Zebra Surgeon and Majestic Tang, is a stunner of a fish, but it can be quite a bully in the home aquarium when... Read more.