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My Favorite Squamipinnis Images From Recent Trips

by | Jan 22, 2019 | Fish, Photography

Of all the fishes that I photograph, I think it is the Lyretail Anthias, good ‘ol Pseudanthias squamipinnis, that provides me with the best value per fish. Here’s why. Wreck fish, Sea Goldies, Squamies, whatever you want to call them, they are a massively abundant...

More Evidence of Sunscreen Damaging Corals

by | Jan 21, 2019 | Science

A number of studies over the last year or two have suggested that chemicals used in sunscreens and some other cosmetics can have a damaging effect on coral reefs. We have even seen bans on certain chemicals such as oxybenzone and octinoxate in the state of...

Sand Bed or Bare Bottom?

by | Jan 19, 2019 | Tanks

There are a number of healthy debates in the hobby and one of the more popular ones is whether or not to go with a live sand bed or bare bottom in a reef tank. Folks in the bare bottom camp like the fact that they can easily siphon off detritus (dead organic matter such as fragments of dead organisms or fish waste) collecting on the bottom of the tank, making it easier to export excess nutrients such as ammonia, nitrates and phosphates. Small amounts of ammonia in the waste can be toxic to many reef inhabitants and high levels of nitrates and phosphates can inhibit coral growth and colors. Detritus will also be less likely to collect underneath rock work in a bare bottom tank where

Three weird fish from the Red Sea

by | Jan 17, 2019 | Fish, Photography

It’s remarkable what you can find when you’re looking for seahorses.  That’s because seahorses are very, very hard to find.  I’ve had plenty of dives in which I spent an awful lot of time failing to find these small, well-camouflaged little...

A Red Sea Roman Harbor

by | Jan 14, 2019 | Travel

I’ve travelled a few miles down Egypt’s Red Sea coast and enjoyed some of my favorite dives in the warm, coral-rich waters and every time I go, I marvel at just how the landscape of the coastline, even several hundred meters back from the present day shore, is...

A Lionfish Hunt

by | Jan 12, 2019 | Conservation, Fish

I came across these the other day and thought I’d share ‘em. This was the first time I’d ever seen a lionfish hunt! I think most folk now know that lionfish from the Indo pacific are making a nuisance of themselves throughout the Caribbean and...