by AquaNerd | Jul 24, 2018 | Aquaculture, Science
Skin Flukes are one of the most common parasites found on saltwater fish. Unfortunately they are also one of the most overlooked parasites by Todd Gardner | Jun 21, 2018 | Eye Candy, Fish, Science
A few weeks ago, while diving on the Route 70 Bridge in Morehead City, NC, a couple of small sea robins caught my eye. I’ve always loved this family (Triglidae) for their enormous, and often brightly-colored pectoral fins as well as their unique behavior of crawling... by Todd Gardner | Jun 6, 2018 | Science
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting one of the world’s premier seahorse aquaculture facilities: Seahorse Savvy, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The visit materialized when I realized that a pilgrimage to my homeland of Long Island would take me within a few... by ReefBum | May 16, 2018 | Reef, Science, Tanks
One key to keeping an eye catching SPS dominated reef is to plan ahead and think about what the reef might look like in a year or two when it matures. Do your homework and gather all the knowledge you can about the corals you are interested in adding. Every reef keeper starts with a blank canvas and has the opportunity to create their own masterpiece but certain best practices and tips on choosing and placing SPS can be followed to achieve success. Plan Ahead Understanding and anticipating growth rates and patterns is critical and I can’t tell you how many times I failed to take these factors into consideration. For instance, I love the color and pattern of the Acropora Yongei (“Green Bali Slimer”) but it by AquaNerd | May 7, 2018 | Aquaculture, Fish
The Wide Bar Black Gladiator Clownfish is a new Sea & Reef signature designer clownfish that was just released this past Friday! The Wide Bar Black Gladiator was naturally developed from the Wide Bar Mocha Gladiator Ocellaris Clownfish, which has much wider white bars than a regular Ocellaris Clownfish. In fact, the white bars are about twice as wide compared to that of a regular ocellaris (or Darwin Ocellaris) clownfish. Captive Bred Wide Bar Black Gladiator Sea and Reef Aquaculture created the Wide Bar Black Gladiator Clownfish by breeding their Wide Bar Mocha Gladiator Ocellaris Clownfish with their super black Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish through several generations to produce an all Black and White version of this gorgeous designer clownfish. Like the Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish, the Wide Bar
