
Interview with Rob Toonen
Rob Toonen is a biologist at the Hawaii Institute for Marine Biology where his current research focuses on the processes that influence dispersal and recruitment... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: Nutritional Value Of Live Foods For The Coral Reef Aquarium, Part 2
This is second part of my article on fish nutrition and live foods for the reef aquarium, so if you missed the first installment, I suggest that you go back and... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: Nutritional Value Of Live Foods For The Coral Reef Aquarium, Part 1
I am often asked questions about fish nutrition and live foods for the reef aquarium, so I wanted to try to write a general overview article on the subject. Therefore,... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: Sea Pens
I was trying to decide what to cover for this article, and realized that there is not much information out there about sea pens. These beautiful animals are occasionally... Read more.

Caring for an Octopus
I have seen a number of posts recently asking for information about keeping an octopus, and thought that would make a good subject for an article this month. I certainly... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: Green-Lipped Mussels
I have recently seen a number of shops offering blue- or green-lipped mussels ( P. viridis ) for sale, and thought I would take some time to discuss them this month.... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: Sea Apples
“Death in a Colorful Package” is a title that has been used several times (e.g., Friese 1973, Wilkens 1998) to describe a marine invertebrate with aposematic... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: Sea Cucumbers – Part II
I decided to continue on with the subject of sea cucumbers for this article, because there are many subjects that I mentioned but never really discussed at any length... Read more.

Aquarium Invertebrates: The Medusa Worms
I was recently asked to provide some more information about medusa worms in one of the forums, and while searching the web to provide some links, I realized that... Read more.

Invertebrate Non-column: Christmas Tree Worms
Recently I have seen a number of questions on the reef bulletin boards about Christmas Tree Worms, members of the genus Spirobranchus, and decided to write something... Read more.