by Admin | Nov 20, 2020 | Breeding, Fish, Photography
In yesterday’s post I showed some coral heads full of mainly juvenile Chromis viridis, and I mentioned how hard they were to shoot. In this series of images I was lucky enough to have a macro lens fitted to my camera and I was able to observe some interesting... by Admin | Nov 19, 2020 | Fish, Photography
Chromis viridis are widely available in the aquarium industry and commonly kept in home aquaria. Often, aquarists buy several very young specimens in the hope they will form a shoal. In my experience this doesn’t really happen and sadly, as the group dynamics... by Richard | Nov 10, 2020 | Fish, Photography
…... by Admin | Oct 15, 2020 | Fish, Photography, Reef
Full of character and often feisty, damsels are oftentimes best left in the wild. Here’s a selection from my favorite location. Back when I first started keeping fish, every store seemed to have a tank of cheap juvenile damsels – humbugs, dominoes,... by AquaNerd | Oct 10, 2020 | Breeding, Clownfish, Fish, Reef
By selective breeding, Sea and Reef has managed to add the longfin gene to their popular Midnight Lightning Clownfish. This is good news for those that are into designer clownfish and it brings the total up to eight longfin strains for the Sea & Reef team. The Midnight Longfin clownfish is a black and white fish with a jagged head stripe and a lightning bolt pattern between the first and the second dorsal fin. The patterns can vary from one fish to another but the majority of the offspring possess the aforementioned color pattern. Early juvenile fish start out more brown than black. As the fish ages and they grow larger, the brownish color darkens to a nice midnight black coloration that contrasts nicely with the “white by AquaNerd | Oct 6, 2020 | Breeding, Clownfish, Fish
Through selective breeding, Sea and Reef has managed to add the longfin gene to their popular Midnight Lightning Clownfish
