The reef aquarium of Javier Núñez
Javier tackles the challenges of aquascaping a narrow aquarium like a pro!It certainly helps that his livestock is incredibly healthy. And it ... Read more.
Electric Flame Scallop puts on dazzling light show
As if its flame-red mantle wasn’t sexy enough, Ctenoides ales takes it up a notch with brilliant flashes of light. The electric pulses of white ligh... Read more.
Bobtail Squid playing in the sandbox
This is Euprymna berryi. A layer of iridescent cells gives this squid its gorgeous glowing blue/green coloration. When chromatophores expand within ... Read more.
The Florist crab
From Coral Morphologic’s Vimeo video page: ‘The Florist’ (Natural History Episode 15) Once again we return to observe a cryptic red decorator... Read more.
University of Miami geologists to address the mystery of an evolution gap in reef corals
This is modern elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata). Credit: James Klaus, assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Miami C... Read more.
Undersea mystery: Why is this prey fish “kissing” its predator?
The razorfish (bottom) is surprisingly latched on to a lizardfish that can swallow it whole! What’s going on?Anna Deloach (blennywater.com) r... Read more.
Lady Gaga buys $60,000 aquarium for post-surgery therapy
Lady GagaThe news comes from us by way of British tabloids, so take it with a grain of salt. However, knowing Gaga’s quirkiness (she nam... Read more.
Crustaceans are champions of weird and wonderful specialized habitats
Tetralia nigrolineata in AcroporaSPS reefkeepers are familiar with coral crabs. These crabs find shelter in the branches of Acropora, Pocillop... Read more.
If you thought big bristleworms were scary …
Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois)Bobbit worms (Eunice aphroditois) exist throughout the Indo-Pacific. They bury their bodies in muddy or sandy ... Read more.
The Bargibanti’s Pygmy Seahorse
Bargibanti’s Pygmy Seahorse. Photo by James WisemanSmall Wonders Last week, we blogged about another master of camouflage, the halimeda crab;... Read more.