The genetic basis for SPS’Â colors
This image shows Acropora millepora light-mediated upregulation of red fluorescent protein amilFP597 in the upper branch. Credit: Professor Wiedenmann and Celia... Read more.
Hooray! Another vector for palytoxin! (new Palythoa species)
Palythoa mizigama is found in Okinawa Island, Japan.News from Pensoft/ZooKeysInto the dark: Two new encrusting anemones found in coral reef caves Research... Read more.
Deepwater’s BLDC DC Brushless pumps available February, 2015
Deepwater Aquatics BLDC pumps feature brushless DC (hence its name, BLDC) motors that’s become a popular technology within our hobby. The core pump used... Read more.
You can own a piece of fish conservation history
The eBay auction lists a letter by John Hancock, then Massachusetts Governor, concerning a provision to prevent the destruction of a river habitat for spawning fish... Read more.
Reefkeeping is NOT under attack
The F.U.D. must stop! We had another nice blog post scheduled to publish today, but I felt compelled to write this op-ed in its place because I still see rampant... Read more.
The Fluorescent Maldives
An “ordinary” Acropora (valida or nana?) transforms itself into anything but ordinary!Reefkeepers all know colors glow spectacular greens,... Read more.
The artist formerly known as pufferfish has a new name
A pair of Torquigener albomaculosus in their love nest.The puffer was officially described as Torquigener albomaculosus. As we previously reported: Male... Read more.
This is how giants do
As noted in the short paper published in Coral Reefs: On 10 August 2014 (full moon day, 0915 hrs, 25 m depth), a light color phase E. itajara released... Read more.
People really suck sometimes
This is not what anyone expects to see on an aquarium.Mr. Aquarium is a popular live fish store in Texas owned by Kyle Howard. Last Saturday, suspects... Read more.
Apistogramma kullanderi, a new showstopper
Recently collected live specimens: male (top) and female (bottom) As vibrant as the above two specimens are, these photos really do not do Apistogramma justice. ... Read more.