I think most folk with an interest in the underwater world have a liking for hermit crabs, there’s just something quite endearing about watching them navigate their world, protected by and yet, at the same time, encumbered by their stolen home. Aquarium-friendly hermits tend towards the [...]
Anemones are iconic marine organisms that have long captured the imagination of saltwater aquarium hobbyists. Unfortunately, many of these iconic critters are poorly suited to life in the average home aquarium. Even those that are generally considered good aquarium candidates, such as the popular [...]
I came across this anemone on a well-known dive site in the northern Red Sea; it’s a great looking animal and possibly one of the busiest I’ve ever seen. Folks familiar with anemones will recognize it as the magnificent anemone, Heteractis magnifica. This is a widespread species, [...]
There’s an oft-repeated adage in this hobby that you can take to the bank: “Only bad things happen quickly in marine aquariums” (or some variation upon that general theme). In other words, while problems in marine aquariums seem to crop up overnight, effectively solving said problems tends [...]
Over the holiday period there have been quite a number of posts featuring the Christmas tree worm, for obvious reasons. Here are some of my images and a little more about this very attractive worm. I remember the first time I saw a Christmas tree worm; I was transfixed. “What a beautiful [...]
For this video, we got together with none other than the Cope-God himself, Chad Clayton of Reef Nutrition. The company recently introduced Apex Pods and I had to learn all about them! Creating a wide range of bio-diversity definitely matters in our aquariums and introducing pods as part of the [...]
An invasive chimera, the kraken reef and BristlewormMania. Jeremy is planning out his aquascape and seeing some great colors develop in the big tank. Peter just loaded up on fish and is starting to acclimate them. All this and more on Episode 88 of the Reef News Network. Listener Coupon Codes: [...]
I’ve just written a post about sharks in the Red Sea, but if they’re not your thing, then perhaps you’ll enjoy these shadier images. Offshore reefs in the Red Sea are some of the richest coral habitats in the world, with very brightly lit reef flats only a few meters away from shaded [...]
