by Austin Lefevre | Jan 27, 2016 | Corals, Eye Candy, Industry, Reef
It’s no secret that Cherry Corals has some of the best livestock available. On a recent visit I was floored by a couple of their “LPS” offerings in particular. Check out this rainbow plate coral with no less than four bright colors dancing around the... by Lemon T.Y.K | Jan 25, 2016 | Eye Candy, Invertebrates, Photography, Reef
It’s the start of the week (where I am), and let’s face it – Mondays are the Snapples of the week. Snapple, as in the drink. Always great looking, but so meh tasting. So, like you, and the many others that find it difficult to trudge through the work... by Barry Brown | Jan 21, 2016 | Cephalopods, Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, I have a beautiful juvenile Caribbean Reef Octopus for you all today that I found at night clinging to this little gorgonian, talk about picture perfect!! We are constantly amazed at the multitude of colors these animals can change to in a matter of seconds, here he or she is displaying a brilliant electric blue color that one has to see in person to believe it… I am slowly getting better from this stupid flu and plan on diving today but Aimee is still sick as a dog. We both had a very quiet weekend at home doing almost nothing but sleeping and coughing so I unfortunately have nothing new to report. Our island is drying up once again at an alarming rate due to very little rain fall, for the first time since we have been here we didn’t get our normal winter rains, this means more drought is ahead.. by Austin Lefevre | Jan 18, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Eye Candy, Industry, Sustainability
The Alternative Reef has been developing new ceramic coral propagation products for years. Owner Scott, known as “gooch” online, started producing “Branching Frag Holders” late... by xeniaforever | Jan 5, 2016 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef
Check out this gorgeous Scolymia lacera, photographed by Bob Fenner off the coast of Roatan. The island is the largest of Honduras’ Bay Islands, and is near the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean Sea (and the second-largest reef... by AquaNerd | Jan 5, 2016 | Corals, Eye Candy, Reef, Science
Joe’s Vesuvius Volcano Chalice We hope everyone has had a fantastic holiday season.  We are back on track this 1st week of 2016 with our featured coral of the week.  This week we are featuring Joe’s Vesuvius Volcano Chalice. Basic Care: Medium light Low flow Multicolor eyes Difficulty: easy to moderate One of the nice characteristics of Joe’s Vesuvius Volcano Chalice is that it will exhibits different colors depending on the lighting conditions. Under stronger light this coral will display more red hues while less intense lighting will promote purple hues.  As you can see, the eyes are multicolored and the rim is neon green making this a beautifully contrasting specimen.  Feeding a quality LPS food will also help with coloration and and growth rates. The picture
