Joe the Coral Acropora Tenuis From Above

Like Joe the plumber, Joe the coral also gets less attention then deserved. This highly pigmented and fast growing Acropora tenius is amazing in every way but gets little attention. The image was taken from above with a photo box to gain access to the highly pigmented...

Lighting Maroon Clownfish – Dinner and a Movie

In what we hope will be the first of many, we get a glimpse of a pair of the famous Lightning Maroon Clownfish which are now residing in New York.  To be clear, this is not the first pair that sold to a collector, but a second pair, purchased by the same organization,...

Behind The Scenes: Cherry Royale

Love them or hate them, “Live Sales” are here to stay. So what is a “Live Sale”? Vendors will host a sale, which as you probably guessed takes place in real time, on various internet forums. Reef2Reef is by far the most prevalent site for Live...

Miniature Beauty

This small coral may be lacking in the size department but its perfect beauty can be seen and appreciated through this image taken with a Nikon Macro lens.  The detail in the delicate branching and formation along with the pigment variations and striping can not be...