Just when you thought Scolys couldn’t get any more collectible than they already are, this Red Bounce Scoly turns up for sale on Corals.com, courtesy of Live Corals Australia. Except for the Bubble Coral, Plerogyra sinuosa, which may inflate its vesicles in the daytime on the reef for predator protection, corallimorphs like Rhodactis mushrooms and… Source ..read more

The Golden Assessor, Assessor flavissimus, has always been something of an oddball fish, not only because of its beautiful coloration, but due to the behavioral differences that it gladly presents in home aquariums. A member of the basslet family, these shy fish spend a lot of their time hovering in caves and recesses in rockwork,… Source ..read more

The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.   Bleaching-level heat stress, as remotely monitored and predicted by NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch (CRW), is extensive across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean basins. CRW’s… Source ..read more

The Dominican Republic has formally committed to protecting 30.8 percent of its waters, creating marine protected areas six years ahead of the intended goal. The landmark declaration makes the Dominican one of only a handful of countries in the world to have formally committed to protecting over 30 percent of its waters, making good Global… Source ..read more

An unusual painted basslet is being offered for sale by an aquarium store in the UK. The Many Lined Basslet, Liopropoma multilineatum inhabits rocky ledges and caves at depths between 18-50m in the Western Pacific. Also known as the Manyline Perch, Yellow Reef Basslet, or Multiline Basslet, L.multilineatum looks superficially similar to its congener L.… Source ..read more

NPS coral specialist Florian Gaudig gives us the lowdown on how to select NPS corals, which ones we should try, which ones we should avoid, and what to feed them. Many new and seasoned reefing hobbyists find themselves struggling when it comes to the topic of NPS corals. These breathtakingly beautiful corals are often the… Source ..read more

CoralVue has added a new Auto Water Tester to its Hydros controller range called Maven. Named after “one who is experienced or knowledgeable,” Maven will be able to automatically test the big five reef aquarium parameters –  Alkalinity (KH,) Calcium, Magnesium, Nitrate, and Phosphate, a killer testing combo that many reefers crave, as well as… Source ..read more

The first use of phage therapy traces back almost a century ago, being discovered in the early 1900s, which is earlier than the application of antibiotics. Phage therapy has received relatively little attention due to the powerful antibacterial effects of antibiotics. But with the rapid emergence of multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria and restrictions on the use… Source ..read more

Have you ever owned a reef-safe angelfish? A hot topic of discussion that has yet to be answered. If you peruse the forums, you will find yourself reading a multitude of different opinions. Some believe they will get lucky and find that gem of a fish that decided to go against its internal instincts and… Source ..read more

For many decades, the quintessential Chocolate Chip Starfish, Protoreaster nodosus, has graced our FOWLR (fish only with live rock) tanks and refugiums with their magnificent spines and bright colors. Short-spine stars, Echinaster spinulosus, while less common, have been around just as long, along with a wide array of other carnivorous echinoderms such as Pencil Urchins, Eucidaris… Source ..read more