Monday Archives: Fun with a Microscope
I think most people in the marine aquarium hobby enjoy the daily surprises our piece of the ocean supply on a daily basis. Whether its hitchhikers, spawnings or... Read more.
Keeping Difficult Species: Thinking Inside the Box
By Dominick J. Cirigliano Thinking of acquiring new marine species for your home aquarium? Then one of the first questions you should ask yourself is, “Do I know... Read more.
Fish Tales: Busted Reefing
By Dominick Cirigliano with Chris Martini The activities of reef-keepers may be esoteric, but rarely are they misunderstood as criminal. When I met a fellow reefer... Read more.
Raising Seahorses Part I: The Adult System and Conditioning
By Dominick J. Cirigliano Seahorses are one of the newer marine species that have become a part of my fish fascination. I’ve only been keeping seahorses for just... Read more.
Raising Seahorses Part II: Collecting and Raising the Fry
By Dominick J. Cirigliano In Part 1 of this two part series we discussed the aquarium setup and conditioning of adult seahorses. We are now going to focus on the... Read more.
Who Are You Calling Ugly?
In many cases our aquariums represent an extension of ourselves. Some people like zoa’s, some people like acans, and some people even like non-photosynthetic... Read more.
The Many Faces of Filefish
I’ve had many species of filefish over the years. Their behavior, ability to camouflage, and many different colors and patterns make them an interesting addition... Read more.
The Unappreciated UV Sterilizer
Over the years I have read all sorts of negativity surrounding the use of UV sterilizers in a reef tank. But I haven’t found many of those comments based on... Read more.
Buy Captive Bred Fish: This is one of the reasons why
One of the great aspects of our hobby today is the innovations in method and technology for captive breeding of fish and aquaculturing corals. Because of the economy... Read more.
Toxic Love: Boxfish
I absolutely love boxfish. It doesn’t matter what species, I love them all! I’ve had anything from the most commonly available Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion... Read more.