Favites monticularis is a marine species and Genus Favites, the Family Merulinidae. It can be further characterized as in the Order Scleractinia in the Subclass Hexacorallia. It forms part of the Anthozoa Class, which is part of the Phylum Cnidaria that is in the Kingdom Animalia. The coral specimen was sampled from off Shibpur, Diglipur, North Andaman by SCUBA diving…. [Read More]
Pearl, a reef octopus, native to the Caribbean, laid around one-hundred fifty and two hundred eggs at the center last year. Many of them hatched over the weekend. It’s the first time this has happened at the center in its twenty year history. Pearl laid eggs in her tank at the end of November and took care of the egg… [Read More]
Scientists investigating the chemical warfare that takes place on Fijian coral reefs have found that one species of seaweed increases its production of noxious anti-coral compounds when placed in contact with reef-building corals. The study was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B and it shows that as this seaweed competes chemically with the corals,… [Read More]
One of the main, and overlooked, aspects of pumping over 30 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is ocean acidification. As carbon dioxide levels go up in the atmosphere, greater amounts of carbon dioxide are absorbed by the ocean. They combines with H2O and a Carbonate ion (CO3) to make 2 bicarbonate ions (2 HCO3), pushing the acidity… [Read More]
Red Sea’s all-new MAX C-Series coral reef systems combine modern elegant design with fully featured REEF-SPEC lighting, filtration and circulation systems. The REEF-SPEC design supports the needs of the most delicate SPS corals without the necessity for additional equipment, making successful reefkeeping easier than ever before. The Red Sea MAX REEF-SPEC performance criteria is the result… [Read More]
The year 2014 begins with the introduction of a new species in the reef aquarium world. This time it’s an aglae and yet we are happy about it since it’s a good chap this time. Blue Hypnea (Hypnea pannosa) is an iridescent blue ornamental algae. Though similar in appearance to Ochtodes sp. algae from the Caribbean, this species originates from… [Read More]
Anna and Ned DeLoach at blennywatcher.com never fail to astound us with their photos and videos on their tropical adventures. In this video Anna recounts their observation of an endearing pair of Signigobius biocellatus breeding in the silty muck of Papua New Guinea. Not only fun to watch, this fish has some pretty inquisitive reproductive behavior. Signigobius biocellatus feeds by… [Read More]
Steven Spielberg’s 1975 hit “Jaws” made great white sharks into new, horrifying icons. And though they keep to themselves and within their zone of hunting with other fishes and seals, they became depicted as man-eating monsters that could become a threat to humans at some point of time. After this movie, began the era when these sharks were hunted on… [Read More]
AquaMaxx Synergy Plus is concentrated and ionically balanced. This calcium and alkalinity supplement work synergistically to help maintain and stabilize the calcium, alkalinity and pH levels in your aquarium. The `Plus` being the inclusion of iodine, strontium, bromide, boron, trace elements, and a high amount of magnesium, this formulation will help to boost the growth of your corals and ensure… [Read More]
2013 was the year when we saw a few new species of corals being defined. Some made quite an impression with their uniqueness while the others were found to be too closely related to the already known species to be recognized that easily. Though we are not that they will make it to the aquarium trade… [Read More]