It’s sad to say goodbye to big show picture taking for the year, but I am going to look back at it as one of the best, if not the best, year for the aquarium industry. New people are increasingly interested in owning a reef tank, the knowledge base grew at a logarithmic pace, and the hobby [...]
I certainly do love this picture-heavy part of my MACNA coverage the most and I can’t wait to share with you some of the highlights of this year’s show. Despite the threat hurricane Dorian brought to the outset of MACNA (the hurricane, fortunately, ended up sparing Florida from the worst of [...]
Here's a fun video to spice up your Saturday morning - this is the latest offering from Justin Credabel and his new band, named T-Wreck, whose genre they describe as "synth/bass-driven power trio w/ a vocalist who bellows always on key". But reefkeepers will be drawn to the full five minutes of [...]
An emperor shrimp hanging out on its starfish host. Photo credit: Lemon TYK. It's the start of the week (where I am), and let's face it - Mondays are the Snapples of the week. Snapple, as in the drink. Always great looking, but so meh tasting. So, like you, and the many others that find it [...]
All photographs by author 2012 MACNA in Dallas welcomed many coral&fish vendors from every part of United States and they didn't disappoint show attendees by bringing some of the most beautiful and healthy marine creatures, including sponges, photosynthetic and non- photosynthetic corals, [...]
There is an ongoing debate about SPS corals polyp extension and how to make your corals show their shear beauty during the photo period time. While in the wild corals usually extend their polyps at night, it's not rare to see SPS kept in captivity extending their polyps to feed in artificial [...]
