Are You in Tankmate Aggression Denial?
Fish wounds and injuries can result from a variety of different influences, with tankmate aggression being among the more commonplace. Unfortunately, hobbyists ... Read more.
Rock Beauty Angelfish: a Finicky Feeder Best Left in the Sea
On one of my earliest dives down in the Florida Keys back in the 1990s, a gorgeous yellow and black angelfish caught my attention as I drifted over a section of... Read more.
Salty Q&A: Bay Window Reef Lighting?
Question: “I’m setting up my first reef aquarium and want to keep my approach as natural as possible. The room where I plan to place the tank has a real... Read more.
Astraea Snails Make Short Work of Algae
This past year, I rediscovered how great an army of snails can be. At Tidal Gardens, we go pretty light on cleanup crews in general. For example, there really a... Read more.
For Reefkeepers, It’s Always Something!
Caribbean Chris, who is currently in the process of moving his family down to Florida (apparently Ohio in mid-winter isn’t sufficiently tropical for his taste... Read more.
Reader Review: The Avant-Garde Marine Aquarist
Special thanks to Patrick Sugent for taking the time to write and submit the following review of Paul “Paul B” Baldassano’s The Avant-Garde Marine Aquaris... Read more.
5 Cleaner Wrasse Myths
The introduction of Labroides spp. cleaner wrasses to marine aquarium systems is generally ill-advised. Though some hobbyists report success in keeping these ob... Read more.
Saltwater Smarts’ Top 10 Posts for 2015
“Top 10” lists are always popular features around the New Year, and with good reason. They offer an idea of what resonated with people or had an impact on o... Read more.
Salty Q&A: Are Fish in Nanos More Likely to Leap?
This question, recently posted on our website by Eric B, got me thinking about some of the assumptions we tend to make about nano aquariums. So, in addition to ... Read more.
Ricordea Florida: an Underappreciated Caribbean Beauty
As an American reefkeeper, it’s all too easy for me to forget that some truly gorgeous invertebrate livestock originates relatively close to home in the tropi... Read more.