Figure 1. Halichoeres melanurus egg on a 1 mm SedgewickRafter cell. Here at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab we’re very fortunate to have the opportunity to work in a field we’re truly passionate about. That passion inspires me to not only work on captive breeding of marine species here at [...]
FB: www.facebook.com/coralfish12g The long polyp toadstool is part of the genus Sarcophyton. This is an easy soft coral for any beginner or expert and will grow fast. It is really easy to propagate and is also hardy. Toadstools come in all sorts of shapes but this long polyp is the coolest of them [...]
Ophiothela sp. on a zooxanthellate gorgonian. Although brittle stars are not main attraction in most reefs, they do make an interesting side show. By Daniel Knop Web Bonus Content from the September/October 2013 Issue of CORAL Magazine Additional Bonus Brittle Star Articles Brittle stars have a [...]
A few weeks ago I posted a blog with two acropora corals growing peacefully together and I wanted to get a part two up for when the opposite occurs. This is somewhat unpredictable and death can occur even when very similar corals and species are considered. This Echinophyllia aspera on the top [...]
Corals of the same species that do not have aggressive tendencies can grow together and get along quite nicely at times as seen in this image. It is a trial and error process generally speaking but one can place most Acropora specimens fairly close to each other without tragedy in many cases. [...]
