by CORAL Magazine | Jul 23, 2021 | Marine
Highlights• For the first time, scientists have seen and photographed stony coral cells engulfing symbiotic dinoflagellates – single-celled, photosynthetic algae (aka zooxanthellae) that are crucial for keeping coral alive.• The researchers used a cell line called...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 23, 2021 | Marine
The results are in, and this amazing coral morph now has a trade name! Aquarists were asked to weigh in on a stunning, Australian Homophyllia bowerbanki that was imported by Carolina Aquatics earlier in 2021. Obviously a showstopper, the coral was destined for...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 23, 2021 | Marine
Spectators watch as a diver in the Zoo Rostock reef aquarium clears detritus from the corals and rock with a jet of water. Image from SeaFriendlyReef video. Nearly as large as the iconic 20,000-gallon reef exhibit at the Long Island Aquarium, this incredible...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 22, 2021 | Marine, New Products
Slide-Loc’s new Dosing Tube Holder offers a magnetically mounted solution to organize and secure the hoses and tubes from many popular reef aquarium dosing systems. via Slide-Loc Minnesota-based Slide-Loc has become known for innovative frag mounting and...
by CORAL Magazine | Jul 16, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
The Internet is abuzz with newly-released footage of a strikingly transparent deep-sea octopus. Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. Sometimes we discover much more than we set out to find. In June, the research vessel Falkor traveled to the Phoenix Islands Archipelago....
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 16, 2021 | Marine
Reef Fish, $5/lb. Images from recent online ad posting. Hawaii’s small marine aquarium fishery has long been considered one of the most well-studied, well-managed ornamental marine fisheries on the planet. Anti-aquarium activists have attempted to legislate the...
