by Joe Rowlett | Jul 3, 2017 | Fish
The Oblique Butterflyfish (Prognathodes obliquus) is, scientifically speaking, an embarrassment. The brown and white vestment of this meagre creature, devoid of even the slightest hint of aesthetic appeal, is an absolute affront to the colorful frivolity we’ve come to... by Marcin Smok | Jul 3, 2017 | Events, Photography
What would Reefapalooza be without its numerous vendors offering the latest and greatest reef critters? I had an opportunity to document in pictures all the beauty on display at the 2017 New York edition of the show.… by Tidal Gardens | Jul 3, 2017 | Supplements, Tanks, Video
Why should anyone care about Potassium? I’ll admit that it is a fringe chemical parameter that most hobbyists do not pay close attention to. I can say that several publications attribute blue coloration in corals to Potassium. If you have been in this hobby a while, you will know that blue is one of the most difficult colors to come across, especially if you are looking for blue coloration that also fluoresces. Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Free Fly Movi Pro Stabilizer Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content. by Barry Brown | Jul 3, 2017 | Invertebrates, Reef, Science
I’m back, I have four more invertebrates found with a deep-sea submersible from the island of St. Eustatius in the Caribbean. The top photo is some kind of weird anemone sitting on top of a rare slit-shell, below that is a cool looking deep-sea shrimp, then a big starfish that I had never seen before and finally a super tiny, smaller than a dime hermit crab from way down stairs.. I decided to toss all these into one blog because of my need to be finished with photos from Statia although I still have a ton of underwater reef shots and all the SIRENAS sponge photos to show you, this could take a long, long time! by AquaNerd | Jul 1, 2017 | Industry, Reef, Science
Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale acquisition brings full-line freshwater aquarium livestock offerings to trusted marine aquarium livestock and dry good wholesale distributor Carolina Aquatics. Kernersville, NC—June 28th, 2017—Marine and reef aquarium livestock wholesaler Carolina Aquatics today announced the acquisition of long-time business partner Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale. Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale, founded in 1993, has grown to offer a complete line of tropical freshwater aquarium fish, pond livestock, reptiles, small animals and more.  Blue Ridge Hatchery is particularly well known for their production of domestic Goldfish and Koi. Carolina Aquatics, founded in 2005 by Kris Cline, has a well-deserved reputation for quality marine aquarium livestock and transshipping along the entire East Coast, serving clients nationwide. Carolina Aquatics is currently collocated within Blue Ridge Fish Wholesale’s Kernersville facility by Barry Brown | Jul 1, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science, Travel
Good morning out there, sorry for the no-blogs the past few days have been doing a bit of traveling and in doing so met some of the greatest folks in the world! Someone had asked me the other day about our three island dogs and how they are doing and other than a little hip problem with Inca they are all doing great, especially Joy! I have another super tiny fish for you all today called a Palatogobius grandoculus or for those of us not in the science world, a goby! This was yet another tiny little thing about an inch in length covered in bright neon stripes and a wild looking neon yellow eye, this is such a cool little creature! Many of these tiny gobies will perch themselves on top of an object and sit there motionless for a long period of time giving your truly plenty of time to take a few shots by Afishionado | Jul 1, 2017 | Corals, Video
For this episode, we traveled to Plant City, Florida to visit our friend Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture to talk about my personal favorite type of corals: Meat Corals. We talked about various different corals such as Acanthophyllia, Cynarina, and Indophyllia, their... by Noel Heinsohn | Jun 30, 2017 | Science
At the Long Island Aquarium we have a gallery that consists of smaller focus exhibits; showcasing a specific species of fish or invertebrate. A large portion of these exhibits are small nano-reefs that really help focus the species being displayed.…
