Having just returned from a scuba diving trip, I thought I’d continue to share some images, and in this case, some video. Normally I’d be sharing images of coral reefs and the creatures that live on and amidst the coral, but this time I thought I’d offer some video of one of the most amazing [...]
Nearly every dive resort I’ve been to has their own ‘Nemo City’. It seems that the antics of a small cartoon fish are still very popular. While folks in the know might grumble and mutter about the correct naming of Amphiprions, the everyday diver seems not to care one jot, [...]
I’ve spent my diving career thinking that the Red Sea-endemic butterflyfish, Chaetodon austriacus, is just about the most attractive of an amazing genus. I finally managed to take shots of a few juvenile specimens. But first let’s have a look at the adult. The Exquisite [...]
There are plenty of examples of nature coming up with better inventions than us humans. From the feat of seemingly gravity-defying geckos to powerful chemicals in the venom of cone shells, researchers have discovered new ways to turn nature’s inventions into useful human ones. According to a [...]
There are plenty of Hawkfishes across the Indo Pacific and Tropical Western Atlantic. Fishbase recognizes 33 species in the Family Cirrhitidae, which biologically is not a million miles away from the Scorpaenids, which when you’ve seen a few from both groupings, makes a lot of [...]
Whitestar, a Sunscreen Bill and The Cardinal(fish) Rule. Jeremy has added a few more coral to the big tank and is really enjoying his light reactor. Peter is getting ready to finish up on his road trips for the year and is enjoying his tank hair algae free. All this and more on Episode 84 of the [...]
About the Event The Carolina Reef Experience will be held at Gala Event Center – 533 Clemson Rd, Columbia, SC 29229. Join us as over 30 industry leading vendors come together to bring the best marine livestock & Dry Goods to the southeast for the inaugural event. The 2019 Carolina Reef [...]
Whether they are meant to showcase the latest equipment, present various aquascaping materials, display wholesalers’ aquatic animals, or exist simply for the joy of hobbyists attending MACNA, fish tanks built and arranged specifically for the show are one of its absolute highlights. Therefore and [...]