Monday Archives: Bristleworms: Should You Battle Them?
Did you find a bristleworm in your aquarium? Don’t panic. They are scavengers of meaty foods, but common aquarium bristleworms do not prey on living animals o... Read more.
LFS Spotlight: TSM Corals Westville, NJ
This story begins at Reef-A-Palooza 2018. I saw some shockingly well-conditioned Gem tangs at the TSM Corals booth. I’d never heard of this place and had ... Read more.
LFS Spotlight: House of Fins in Greenwich, CT
House of Fins in Greenwich, CT, just north of NYC, one of the oldest aquarium stores in America, is about to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This store is top n... Read more.
LFS Spotlight: Allquatics in Hamilton, NJ
David Tilton, owner of Allquatics, is an artist. If he had been a professional painter during the Renaissance, he’d be celebrated for hundreds of years and di... Read more.
Murdering Bryopsis Hair Algae with Drugs
I recently upgraded my tiny 3 gallon reef vase to a 9 gallon reef bowl. Even though I am a terrible person for almost never feeding the corals, I still struggle... Read more.
Felicia’s Unicorn Reef Bowl
Reef Bowls have been around for a while, but they’re still considered to be unconventional and experimental. Brandon Mason started a 1 gallon reef jar in 2006... Read more.
LFS Spotlight: Fintastic in Raleigh/Durham, NC
We took a trip to North Carolina over Memorial Day weekend to visit my sister who is also a reefer. Naturally, we had to stop at Fintastic, the local aquarium s... Read more.
Squat Lobsters and Porcelain Crabs – Fun Nano Crustaceans
Porcelain Crabs and Squat Lobsters are neither true crabs nor true lobsters; they are actually Galatheoids, and are more closely related to hermit crabs. Most o... Read more.
Coldwater Catalina Gobies
The future of the aquarium hobby depends on sustainable aquarium livestock harvesting and responsible aquarium keeping. The Catalina Goby, Lythrypnus dalli, ha... Read more.
Pom Pom Crabs – Fun Nano Pets
Since Nano aquariums have become popular, hobbyists are always looking for tiny, peaceful creatures to inhabit them. Crustaceans make excellent nano tank inhabi... Read more.