by AquaNerd | Aug 8, 2017 | Science, Video
An Australian teenager who went for a swim Saturday and came out of the water with his feet and lower legs covered in blood says tiny marine creatures are to blame. Sam Kanizay, speaking from a hospital bed, told local media he went waist-deep into the ocean at Brighton Beach in Melbourne after playing soccer, and emerged 30 minutes later to find his knee and ankles bleeding profusely. Sam Kanizay. Photo by Jarrod Kanizay “I walked out of the water, saw what I thought was sand covering my ankles and lower calf so I just shook it off quite violently, and it came off and by the time I walked across the sand, about 20 meters to put my thongs on, I looked down and noticed that I by Admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Fish, Photography
I’ve long been fascinated by fish that can ‘tune’ their coloration to their surroundings. Some of the finest adepts of the art are the Scorpionfish of the genus Scorpaenopsis, which also happen to be easy to approach and photograph, a real bonus for... by Leonard Ho | Aug 7, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
When you zoom in on baby Malawi cichlids, you'll see them constantly opening and closing their mouths at lightning speed. It's a strange behavior, and now scientists have discovered its purpose. The baby fish are actually exercising their jaws to promote bone formation and ultimately shaping their mouths. by Barry Brown | Aug 6, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning out there, while in St. Eustatius I had a major meltdown one evening when I went to download my 64gb CF card with all the days or weeks photos and found out the card was not working or corrupt, meaning everything I had shot including the above shots were lost until now. I tried onboard the ship to download a rescue pro service from Sandisk and was able to get a few shots off the card but not many. So last week I took the card to a friend who has the latest in card rescue technologies and was able to save 61gb of lost photos, for those of you who don’t know, that’s an insane amount of images! So here’s a few more shots of the new Derilissus sp. or Clingfish that was found by the Smithsonian Institution and Substation Curacao off the coast of St by Josh Saul | Aug 5, 2017 | Corals, Video
Are Pavona corals the most beginner friendly of all SPS corals? They are not only one of the most beginner-friendly SPS corals, but one of the most beginner-friendly corals of any kind. by ReefBum | Aug 5, 2017 | Corals, Reef, Science
One of my favorite corals of all time is the Acropora Lokani. This deepwater beauty has sturdy main branches that run horizontal with thin, small branches that shoot up. It is a smooth skin SPS with polyps at the end of its branches. The more popular pieces have a nice purple or blue coloration but you will also see them with a cream or brown color. One of the more sought after Lokani’s is the “20,000 Leagues Lokani”, which picked up it’s deepwater nickname from the famous novel and film, ‘20,000 Leagues Under the Sea’. The colony I had in my 225g tank was a maricultured piece I bought sight unseen from an online retailer. It was sold to me as a Purple Monster but it turned by Afishionado | Aug 4, 2017 | Aquaculture, Feeding
Do you feed your corals? Is fish poop enough for our corals? Many corals don’t need to be fed, and there are thousands of aquariums with thriving corals that are ok with just fish poop. Why would we feed our corals?… by Todd Gardner | Aug 4, 2017 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Eye Candy, Fish, Science, Too Cute
Okay. Probably not, considering some of the contenders, but still…you have to admit that it’s pretty awesome.…
