by Francis Yupangco | Jul 6, 2014 | Corals, Fish, Opinion, Science
The Starfish Epidemic has been sweeping through the West Coast since 2014, the cause has been unknown so far. it has decimated the starfish population. I have written about ‘Starfish Wasting’Â this year a few times, watching the disease spread further and... by danireef | Jul 3, 2014 | Corals, Events, Invertebrates
WhiteCorals had the booth together with Nyos in the hall n. 3 of Interzoo, today we’ll speak about WhiteCorals and their corals, and in the next days we’ll speak about... by Advanced Aquarist | Jul 3, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist, Corals, Invertebrates
Like humans, fish prefer to group with individuals with whom they are familiar, rather than strangers. This gives numerous benefits including higher growth and survival rates, greater defence against predators and faster social learning. However, high carbon dioxide levels, such as those anticipated by climate change models, may hinder the ability of fish to recognise one another and form groups with familiar individuals. by Austin Lefevre | Jul 2, 2014 | Corals, Fish, Funny, Opinion
After being in the hobby or industry for a while we become very aware of how much our aquariums will directly impact relationships, particularly concerning significant others. At 28 years old, and 12 years of salt creep under my belt, many relationships have gone by... by Francis Yupangco | Jul 1, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Reef
Two fighter jets were sunk in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Sarasota, Florida. The retired F 101 Voodoo fighter jets were previously on display at a local college. The jets are intended to attract newer divers and fisherman, to create an interesting but not too... by AquaNerd | Jul 1, 2014 | Corals, Fish, Science
Hobbyists have have enjoyed performing numerous growth experiments on Monitpora corals, both encrusting and plating alike. While most of the tinkering has resulted in the blending two or more different colored individuals into one coral, which usually reverts back to a single colored coral, every once in a while something truly special pops up on our radars. Such is the case for The Digital Fishroom, who recently shared their Starburst Grafted Monti. According to the article, this is a naturally occurring pigment graft that has been isolated and successfully reproduced over and over again the last couple of years. What we like so much about this particular graft isn’t just the fact that the base color is two different colors, but that the polyps exhibit some random color morphing as well. If you take a look at both images (one above, one below), you’ll notice that the polyps in the red/orange portion of the coral stay that orangish color for the most part, but randomly show neon green highlights. Similarly, the polyps on the green portion of the coral show those interruptions of orange. And this blending doesn’t just occur where the orange and green base colors meet, but randomly throughout the frags. There are currently only four WYSIWYG frags available for the initial release. They are priced at $200 per frag (includes shipping) and all frags have were made about a month ago…meaning they’re all healed up from the fragging process
