This hardy colorful Acropora is a true captive grown coral. It has been grown from a seed fragment originally purchased from Atlantis Aquarium and all the current growth and mass was realized in artificial sea water and under artificial light. The name implies the...
The beautiful and hardy stoney coral, Montipora undata. This coral is the beauty that gets little attention these days but was very popular several years ago. It was believed to be an encrusting type of stoney coral and I still frequently see it advertised as such. In...
A few weeks ago I posted a blog with two acropora corals growing peacefully together and I wanted to get a part two up for when the opposite occurs. This is somewhat unpredictable and death can occur even when very similar corals and species are considered. This...
Acroporas such as the Red Dragon started becoming popular a few years ago, but it took some time for the craze to catch on. Many of these deeper water species acroporas tend to be fragile when first imported and take a great deal of acclimation and care to realize...
A varied diet for marine fish has been know by the experts and breeders as the best option for optimal health and survivability. Recently I have been experimenting with some unconventional foods with great results, namely foods that are often enjoyed by humans. I...
Corals of the same species that do not have aggressive tendencies can grow together and get along quite nicely at times as seen in this image. It is a trial and error process generally speaking but one can place most Acropora specimens fairly close to each other...
This large Naso vlamingi surgeon fish is enjoying a good cleaning from this cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis). Employing natural forms of parasite control in a reef aquarium is a necessity, and will many times prevent disease and parasites from becoming a problem...
The famous Oregon blue tort, quite possibly the bluest acropora of them all. This very old school captive grown coral (with many imposters) but we can all agree that none are as blue and as hardy as the original. This is an acropora that has been elusive for many...
I love reviewing new products but frequently have this daunting fear I may dislike the product, or find negative results from testing it in a real life situation. This clearly was not the case with AlgaGen's new product PhycoPure Zooxanthellae. My first impression was...
This beautiful Stylophora is one of Reef Gen's captive grown varieties that has great survivability and color. The Stylophora pistillata imported from the wild do not come in great numbers like other stoney corals, but are very much as beautiful and hardy as any. ...