by Marcin Smok | Feb 14, 2018 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography
Throughout the years that I’ve kept marine aquariums, photography has been the driving force fueling my passion. In fact, one of the main reasons I decided to set up a saltwater tank in the first place was to photograph corals with my (then) newly acquired macro... by AquaNerd | Feb 1, 2018 | Eye Candy, Invertebrates, Science
Rock Flower Anemones have become widely popular in the reef aquarium hobby. They are available in a myriad of vibrant, contrasting color combinations. They are considered to be one of the easiest anemone species to care for in the home aquarium, making them a great choice for beginner or advanced aquarists. They only reach about 4″ in size so they are even ideal for aquariums as small as 5 gallons. Prices typically range from $35.00 to $100.00 but I’ve seen one seller try and fetch $1800.00 for an extraordinarily beautiful specimen at one of the trade shows we attended. Sometimes referred to as a Rock Flower Anemone (RFA) or Red Bearded Anemone, there are actually 11 distinct species of Rock Flower Anemones which include: Phymanthus crucifer (Red Beaded Anemone) by xeniaforever | Jan 25, 2018 | Events, Eye Candy, Reefs in Art
If you’re a fan of art, corals, music, or parties, do I have an event for you! Beginning this weekend, it’s the 39th annual Hygienic Art Festival in New London, CT – “Two weeks of creative events featuring more than 500 artists, musicians,... by Afishionado | Dec 18, 2017 | Eye Candy, Fish, Video
For this video, we travelled up to Plant City, Florida to visit my good friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture and talk about Koi/ Aberrant Scopas Tang. We discussed the care, feeding of, and potential problems with, some of the well known aberrant scopas tangs in... by Marcin Smok | Nov 16, 2017 | Equipment, Eye Candy, Photography
Since the day I set up my first saltwater aquarium, I’ve intertwined the reefing hobby with another passion of mine- photography, or in this case, macro photography. Back when I started experimenting with shooting close-up portraits of corals in my tank, there... by Todd Gardner | Oct 24, 2017 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Eye Candy, Fish, Science, Sustainability
For the first time ever, captive bred Gramma dejongi and Rainfordia opercularis will go on exhibit in a public aquarium in the coming weeks. Thanks to a generous donation by Fluid Dynamics International and its partners and benefactors (including Suffolk County...
