Old Tank Syndrome
There is a widely held belief (based on common observation and experience) that after several years of success with growing corals, a reef aquarium may slowly or... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Caribbean Gorgonians: Beauty in Motion
Anyone who has been diving extensively in the Caribbean has surely encountered the special reef habitats unique to the region: hardbottoms and reefs populated by... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Doughnut, Cat’s Eye, Knob, Beaker, Flat Brain, Or Modern Meat? A Review Of What Are Scolymia And Cynarina, With Comments On Their Relatives And Taxonomical Status
Mussid corals are high on my list of favorite corals for many reasons. Most are easy to care for, they have large fleshy polyps, commonly with fluorescent colors,... Read more.
Nerites: Bleeding Tooth, Zebras, Checkers And More
Nerites are small rounded snails belonging to the family Neritidae, and most are ideally suited to aquariums because of their small size, herbivorous diet, and long... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: A Creature From Outer Space Or A Hydroid For Liberace’s Piano?
A few months back (February, 2003) I was in Atlanta Georgia with Two Little Fishies, Inc. exhibiting our products at the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association’s... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Heliofungia: Husbandry Considerations And Taxonomical Relationships
The free-living stony coral Heliofungia actiniformis is one of the largest solitary polyp corals, and it has been popular with reef keeping aquarists since the early... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Zoanthids: Polyps As Cute As A Button
Reef keeping aquarists develop an aesthetic judgment about what’s “cool” to keep in their aquariums, and they are often influenced by the rarity of a particular... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Captive Husbandry Of Goniopora, Spp. With Remarks About The Similar Genus Alveopora
The Goniopora spp. “daisy” or “flowerpot” corals have been common imports from Indonesia and other coral collecting regions since the early... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Mushrooms, Elephants Ears, And False Corals: A Review Of The Corallimorpharia
The order corallimorpharia, in the phylum Cnidaria, class Anthozoa, includes anemone-like and coral-like creatures that are very popular in the aquarium hobby due... Read more.
Aquarium Invertebrates: Featherdusters In The Aquarium
One of my favorite things to show someone new to the marine environment is the beautiful crown of a feather duster worm. This “flower,” I explain, is... Read more.