For this episode, we drove up to Plant City, Florida to ACI Aquaculture to see and learn about their enormous collection of aquacultured montiporas. We were quickly captivated by the vibrant colors of these beauties and asked Chris to share few things with us about these amazing corals. Learn from [...]
The Montipora Family contains about 19 different species but our featured coral of the week focuses on the encrusting purple Montipora nodosa. This unique Montipora will easily encrust on rock work or frag mounts. It is a relatively fast growing coral and it is considered to be easy [...]
The story of my Astreopora montiporina colony is an interesting one. If you’re not familiar with this coral don’t worry, it is not commonly known or collected; it was named as a new species in 2011. Back to my story, I purchased a colony of clove polyps four years ago and when I was [...]
I’m continuously fascinated by all of the different things that live in our oceans. Sponges are the simplest of the multicellular organisms and also among the oldest, with a fossil record extending back to the last part of the Precambrian period, about 550 million years ago. When I go snorkeling [...]