Monday Archives: Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
My mystery wrasse is one of my favorite fish, but has been extremely difficult to photograph. This photo was taken with a Pentax K20d with a 100mm macro lens at... Read more.
Featured Hobbyist: Lissa Mann
RM: You have an interesting career want to tell us about it? LM: I am working on my Ph.D. in paleontology and I am also an adjunct at a college. I’ve worked at... Read more.
Fish Tales: MR Swap News
By Lissa Mann November 23, 2008 Manhattan Reefs held its annual Fall Frag Swap at Pace University in downtown Manhattan. As usual, it was a star-studded event full... Read more.
Photographing the Reef
By Lissa Mann Photography is perhaps not the most important part of reefkeeping, but it is definitely part of the fun. Most reef sites have an active photography... Read more.
Moving A Saltwater Aquarium
By Lissa Mann In June of this year, I helped a friend move his many saltwater fish tanks. It took over twenty hours to move both his stuff and his fish from Manhattan... Read more.
Coral Form: Revisited 1
When this blog was in its infancy, I posted a few photos in a series I’m thinking of as my “anti-LED” series, where instead of popping the colors... Read more.
Ecology of the Mediterranean Sea
Locals and tourists relax by the shores of the Mediterranean in Barcelona.A few weeks ago, my fellow blogger posted about the new reef discovered in the Mediterranean... Read more.
Coral Reef Adaptation and Evolution
Jon Robbins recently posted his response to this article about the trends in reef building corals. My co-blogger got stuck on the idea of hybrid acros, but I thought... Read more.
Nom nom nom…
We are approaching that time in New York City where it is warm enough to take to our own local waters in search of life for our tanks. Dom scraped this starfish... Read more.
Coral Sperm Banks? Really?
My fellow blogger recently posted this link about the efforts of an Australian team to free coral sperm, egg and embryos as a conservation strategy. I think this... Read more.