by Admin | Jun 30, 2017 | Invertebrates
I recently enjoyed a few weeks in the Indo Pacific having a beach based holiday. As any sensible person does, I explored the local beaches for booty in the form of shells. I picked up a few including what I suspect is a type of Textile Cone Snail (The one with the... by Barry Brown | Jun 30, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science
Hi everyone, I have an odd looking fish for you today called a Brotula Barbata found deep off the coast of St. Eustatius by the Smithsonian and Substation Curacao. I know it’s hard to tell from the photo but this fish is only around five inches in length. These weird looking fish swim non-stop in an eel-like fashion making them very hard to photograph so what I had to do was to make a cave of sorts (which they love) for him or her to swim into and stop swimming long enough for a shot, I guess it worked! I don’t know a lot about these fish or the depth we found it but I will try and get this info soon and update this and all the rest of the posts. Be safe out there… Please put the phone down while driving, I was almost in a wreck yesterday from someone texting. by Leonard Ho | Jun 30, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Gorgeous rainbow open brain corals! An incredible, healthy green Stichodactyla Gigantea carpet anemone hosting a pair of percula clownfish. But will someone please explain the aquascaping? by Marcin Smok | Jun 29, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
Hanna Instruments is one of those unique companies that regularly reimagines products and methods developed for different industries; adopting them for use in the aquarium hobby. From their line of handheld colorimeters that have changed the way we test for crucial... by Admin | Jun 29, 2017 | Invertebrates, Photography
Last year I moved to the south east of Scotland. One of the main reasons for my move north was the region’s amazing scenery and rich biodiversity, above and below the... by Leonard Ho | Jun 29, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
There is no way to exaggerate how breathtaking Tenji's new design is. Amazon.com's Seattle building is graced with the most immaculate and beautiful planted office aquarium (with "living wall") display we can imagine. by Barry Brown | Jun 29, 2017 | Corals, Reef, Science
Good morning, I’m finally getting around to actual dive photos I took on my last trip to the Caribbean, here’s a little window into a dive-site called “Valley of the Sponges”. The morning we did this dive a small boat came from shore over to our ship and picked me and two other Smithsonian friends up and off we went for a three hour, two tank dive. Because St. Eustatius is one big volcano we had to go almost two miles offshore to get to this dive-site, it’s for sure the furthest I have ever been from any given shore. I remember we were already soaked before we even got to the drop-site because of high winds, big waves and a tiny boat, good thing I had already put on my wetsuit. by Marcin Smok | Jun 28, 2017 | Equipment, Events, Science
Coral Vue always has something new on the table from the numerous brands it represents. This year was no different; the booth was packed with, among other things, the newest equipment from Reef Octopus, IceCap, and...
