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 by xeniaforever | Dec 4, 2015 | Aquaculture, Corals, Eye Candy
https://www.facebook.com/cairnsmarine/videos/1002064403169770/ Carins Marine just shared an awesome new video on their facebook page – they captured a mass spawning of their Strawberry Shortcake coral (Acropora... by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 30, 2015 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef
Over the years, one type of coral has become a staple in many aquaria, lending a flowing presence and a surprising array of color, but it is a rare occasion two species of the same genus combine to create a truly unique... by Matthew Stansbery | Nov 19, 2015 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef
As active owners of captive reef environments we naturally appeal to the brightest coral, or most visually stunning morphologies of imported specimens, but for the first time ever scientists from San Diego State University have created a computation that will measure... by Joe Rowlett | Nov 8, 2015 | Eye Candy, Reefs in Art
Because of this judicious use of artistic license and the general unfamiliarity an early 18th-century Dutchman would have had regarding the reef fishes of Indonesia, an effort had to be made on the part of Renard to verify the legitimacy of the work he was about to...
