When it comes to the biological
world, things are rarely as simple as they sometimes seem. For
example, from my past editorials discussing the tragic loss of my
fish I felt confident that the culprit was a protozoan
infestation, either Cryptocaryon or Oodinium (now
called Piscinoodinium).…
Welcome to “What in Neptune’s World” – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner.
This month, we have a mystery fish seeking identification.…
Received by email a few days ago:
…In case there was any doubt about the success of lionfish
in the Atlantic, we did our first dive of the year on the
Ponquogue bridge Thursday and within 20 minutes, my buddy and I
had caught 11 juvenile lionfish.
For several months now I have been talking about setting up a
new reef tank in Portland Maine, with the goal of moving all of
my animals to their new home. I had done this before, when in
1999 I moved the inhabitants of 3 reef tanks from Brooklyn NY to
Provincetown MA, into a newly setup 10-foot tank.…
This month we have a new author, Jake Adams. He is a young
marine biologist, and has begun a series of articles for us on
a subject which he feels is the most critical for successful
reef keeping – water motion.…
Welcome to “What in Neptune’s World” – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner.
This month, we have a mystery coral seeking identification.…
About two weeks after coming back from New Zealand – an
absolutely beautiful country – I moved my reef animals from
Cape Cod to Portland Maine. As most of you know, I had been
preparing for this move for many months.…
Welcome to “What in Neptune’s World” – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner.
This month, we have a mystery coral seeking identification.…
As you can see from the pictures, I’ve made good progress
setting up my new home for my reef animals. The first photo shows
the tank, filled with water and oolitic sand, now set into a wall
that I built.…
Welcome to “What in Neptune’s World” – a column intended to explore the wonders of the coral reefs in an entertaining, interactive manner.
This month, we have a mystery fish seeking identification.…