by Vincent Chalias | Mar 31, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Sclerophytum corals grow braches on top of the long stem they produce. Competition among corals can be quite challenging, and I’m always astonished by the resources some corals can find to get an advantage over other corals. While diving at my favorite Rose...
by Vincent Chalias | Mar 23, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine, New Products
3 cm (3/4 inch) long juvenile captive-bred Emperor Angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator) from Bali Aquarich Reviewing the exhaustive list of Angelfish and angelfish hybrids bred by Mr. Wen-Ping Su’s Bali Aquarich, we would have thought that breeding the Emperor...
by Vincent Chalias | Mar 16, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
A close-up look at one insane Mycedium elephantotus coral polyp. Note the classic speckled appearance of Mycedium elephantotus polyps. I’m a big fan of Mycedium elephantotus (at times misspelled as Mycedium elephantotum, Mycedium elephantopus, or Mycedium...
by Vincent Chalias | Mar 9, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Northern parts of Indonesia are currently going through a mild bleaching event (https://oceangardener.org/mild-bleaching-event-in-indonesia/). Hopefully, most corals can recover from this environmental stress. I encountered this bleaching event while visiting some...
by Vincent Chalias | Mar 2, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Pterapogon kauderni, the Banggai Cardinal, is a very popular marine aquarium fish with a limited range and a “threatened” status in Indonesia. Recently, I was lucky enough to sail through the Banggai Islands. It’s a small archipelago consisting of...
by Vincent Chalias | Feb 23, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
It’s not really in demand as an aquarium fish, but nevertheless the glimmering silver Lookdown, Selene vomer, is a very common game fish displayed in large public aquariums. It’s also not the first time this fish has been captive bred, but the interesting...
