by Marcin Smok | Jul 11, 2018 | Corals, Events, Eye Candy
In this second episode of “The Eye Candies”, we explore the contents of Reefapalooza NY vendors’ tanks to discover even more eye-popping corals, anemones, and other reef animals. The diversity of underwater life sold and traded here is mind blowing- collectors and... by Marcin Smok | Jul 3, 2018 | Corals, Events, Eye Candy
Reefapalooza is a one of a kind show. Besides being a conference featuring world-class speakers, a marketplace of ideas, and an exposition where numerous vendors showcase their latest products, at its core, RAP is one giant frag... by Todd Gardner | Jun 21, 2018 | Eye Candy, Fish, Science
A few weeks ago, while diving on the Route 70 Bridge in Morehead City, NC, a couple of small sea robins caught my eye. I’ve always loved this family (Triglidae) for their enormous, and often brightly-colored pectoral fins as well as their unique behavior of crawling... by Todd Gardner | Jun 19, 2018 | Eye Candy, Fish, Photography, Science, Shark Week, Travel
Recently I had the pleasure of diving on the wreck of the Atlas Tanker with Olympus Dive Charters out of Morehead City, North Carolina. Here is a brief account and some video highlights of what turned out to be one of the most memorable dives of my... by ReefBum | Jun 7, 2018 | Eye Candy, Invertebrates
Years ago when I first entered the hobby I was mesmerized by a giant blue clam at a LFS. It was about 5 inches and I had never seen a blue clam with that type of pattern. I was told it was a Blue Squamosa clam, considered at the time to be the holy grail of clams. It was not for sale and even it if was I never would have been able to afford the price tag for such a rare gem. Nonetheless, I was hooked on clams and always kept a few in my tanks over the years, including a hard to find Blue Teardrop Maxima I acquired about eight years ago. Yes, this type of clam was also pricey at the time but it was by Marc Levenson | May 17, 2018 | Eye Candy, Reef, Tanks
The 400g is currently 4.5 years old, and doing great...
