Emulate Nature

These days it seems most aquarium hobbyists take inspiration for aquascaping and coral placement from fellow hobbyists’ aquariums. This is a great starting point to get some ideas churning, particularly for people new to aquariums, however I find some of my best...

Reefs in Art: Animal Earth

This polychaete, a type of Christmas Tree Worm, is generally considered unsuitable for captive aquariums due to their requirements for particulate foods in the column column.  Many aquarists have had success with these animals when they are supplied with a variety of...

Reefs in Art: Fish Lamps by Frank Gehry

This series of lamps and large decorative pieces were created by world renowned architect Frank Gehry, came about as a result of some dropped laminate material.  When the pieces shattered on the floor, they looked like fish scales, and just like that a whole series...

Reefs in Art – Imaginism Studios

This image, Sea Life, was created by Imaginism Studios in Toronto.  They’re a boutique graphic and animation studio focused on unusual animal art and cute creatures.  In order to effectively translate from print to screen, the animals really need to have their...

Jawbreaker Mushroom Coral Reportedly Has Four Figure Price Tag

How much would you drop on a mushroom coral? Ten bucks? How about $20? Is fifty bucks pushing the limit? What if I told you there was one out there being sold for a four figure price tag? You heard me right, a mushroom coral in the thousands of dollars. At Reef-A-Palooza this past weekend, one vendor had an absolutely jawdropping mushroom coral on display with a reported price tag of somewhere near $5000. The ultra high end mushroom coral, called the Jawbreaker mushroom, is undoubtedly a keystone piece from the wildly colorful and unique collection from Sexy Corals