Any self-respecting coral farmer/frag collector that has attended a coral swap or show understands that the first step in caring for his/her newly-acquired animals is to safely get them to their destination. There have been countless means of transportation solutions invented since the first [...]
100-day frags of Duncanopsammia axifuga grown from polypless (left) and single-polyp (right) frags. Credit: Tagliafico et al. 2017 A new study is helping to shed light on the variables that influence growth rates in one of the aquarium trade’s most popular stony corals, Duncanopsammia axifuga [...]
Top down shot of Acropora microladosWelcome to the next level of coral care. By now I am assuming you have at least understood all the key general practices to maintain some of the hardier corals, from soft corals to large-polyp stony (LPS) corals to some of the more rugged small-polyp stony (SPS) [...]