by Admin | Feb 27, 2017 | Invertebrates, Photography
I’ve been a big fan of arrow crabs since I first saw one in a dealer’s tank, many years ago. I did consider buying it, but fortunately I had the good sense to do a bit of reading beforehand and I realized that these striking animals might not be for me, and may well... by Felicia McCaulley | Feb 26, 2017 | Eye Candy, Invertebrates, Science, Too Cute
Since Nano aquariums have become popular, hobbyists are always looking for tiny, peaceful creatures to inhabit them. Crustaceans make excellent nano tank inhabitants because they produce less waste than fish and need less room.… by Joe Rowlett | Feb 18, 2017 | Corals, Fish, Invertebrates, Science
Reef nerds, rejoice! NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer is back in action after being on an extended break following last year’s incredible expedition to the Mariana Islands. This season, everyone’s favorite deep sea ROV is out and about combing the depths of... by Admin | Feb 17, 2017 | Invertebrates, Science
I grew up with a deep appreciation for the sea. Our family holidays always featured scrambling over the rocky shoreline hunting for interesting critters. As you can imagine, I always took the most commonplace species for granted, yet it appeared the humble limpet,... by Barry Brown | Feb 8, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, Aimee, the three dogs and yours truly just returned from the annual 2017 Tucson Gem and Mineral show. Now that I have spent years underwater I find myself more attracted to the underwater fossils more than ever and when I found this rare sting-ray I of course went crazy and had to photograph it! This was a large ray measuring around or close to 24 inches from top to bottom and cost around $10,000, more than I had with me… We spent days walking around looking at gems, minerals and fossils from all over the world but most pieces were way out of our budget, I think Aimee ended up with a sterling silver ring with a tiffany jasper (lavender) cabochon and I bought a colorful tripod bag from Tibet. While in Tucson I went out to help the SDMB association “Sonoran Desert Mountain Bike” help build a new trail at Star Pass which should be open sometime this year. I got up early two mornings in a row at 7:00 and rode the bike “burrrrrrrr” to Star Pass and met a group of around 40 other volunteers and worked swinging a pick for four hours each day, it was super fun and very rewarding. by Felicia McCaulley | Feb 7, 2017 | Eye Candy, Invertebrates, Reef
There are two genera of coral guard crabs commonly found in the aquarium trade – Trapezia and Tetralia – that are symbiotic with small polyp stony corals such as Acropora, Pocillopora, Stylophora, and Seriatopora...
