For this episode, I invited John Miller of Mad Reefer to visit the Afishionado Headquarters and talk about one of the jewels of the ocean, the Barlett Anthias. He covered everything about them : where they come from; how and what to feed; QT protocols; and how to ensure that the fish thrive in your [...]
Hello guys, Richard here again. As you may have noticed, I am very active on social media sites and I try to absorb all the information that I can from various people that I follow and respect. I also visit forums from time to time to discover new trends and find out what other hobbyists are [...]
Quality Marine periodically sends press releases to AquaNerd and we are pleased to be able to share this information with our readers. Keep reading to learn more about some 1st time ever arrivals from Australia. Quality Marine has imported five species of coral and fish for the first time from [...]
Earlier this year, a beautiful new species of anthias was described in what can only be described as an incredibly obscure scientific journal, and, as tends to happen in these instances, this discovery is only now getting noticed. It was found in the deep waters (180 meters) near Vizag, situated [...]
There is no better news in the saltwater fishkeeping hobby than a story of successfully bred and raised ornamental fish. Especially when that fish is a highly desired and difficult to keep species. The team at Biota Aquariums managed to do something extraordinary- they brought with them the [...]
Every diver and photographer enjoys trying to capture anthias. Here are a few of my favourite anthias images from my recent Maldives trip. As most folk know, the male anthias are the more flamboyant sex, and of all the anthias species I came across I think it’s Pseudanthias [...]
A number of dazzling new species have recently been uncovered from the remote reefs of Easter Island. Last month, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, along with several Chilean collaborators, conducted a series of surveys to document the region’s unique marinelife. This [...]
As 2017 gets underway I’ve been reviewing my underwater images from the last eighteen months or so. I keep coming back to this one that I’ve decided to call ‘Anthias Explosion’. I captured these shots on a reef about 12km off Egypt’s Red Sea Coast, an easy sail from the port [...]