Marine

CORAL New Issue “SEXY SHRIMPS” Inside Look

A preview of articles and images in the just-published issue of CORAL, The Reef & Marine Aquarium Magazine, March/April 2023.

09 Mar 2:16 PM 0 Read More...

Will This Indonesian Torch Coral Garden Withstand a Bleaching Event?

It’s a beautiful sight; a Torch Coral garden, but it’s under stress. I encountered a mild bleaching event while visiting some island offshore reefs in Tomini Bay, the equatorial gulf which separates the Minahassa (North Sulawesi) and East Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The Togian Islands lie near its center. To the east, the Gulf opens onto the Molucca Sea. It’s one of the most diverse coral zones in the world.

09 Mar 1:12 PM 1 Read More...

Seachem Launches "JOLT" Caffeine Dosing System For Aquarists

It’s an entirely new caffeine dosing system for the aquarist. The new Seachem “JOLT” comes in a set of two, ensuring you always have a clean caffeine delivery vessel, or allowing you to share one with a friend!

07 Mar 1:07 PM 0 Read More...

Quality Marine Labs Successfully Breeds and Rears Wide-band Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)

The Latezonzatus Clownfish (often shorthanded “Latz”) is known for being an expensive rarity in the aquarium trade and a challenging species to keep successfully as a wild-caught specimen. They are only rarely captive-bred, arguably being the most difficult clownfish to breed, and even more challenging to produce in quality. Aquarists who appreciate a large and unique clownfish won’t want to miss this latest release from Quality Marine Labs.

02 Mar 11:19 PM 0 Read More...

New Death Knell for Caribbean Corals

In 1983-1984, a mass mortality event decimated populations of the keystone reef herbivore, Diadema antillarum, the Longspine Sea Urchin, in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean. In 2022, a second mass mortality event swept the U.S. Virgin Islands and the many areas of the Caribbean, reducing the already sparse D. antillarum population by an additional 98 percent.

02 Mar 5:13 PM 0 Read More...