Coral Morphologic’s recent video capturing a Lynx Nudibranch (Phidiana lynceus) while is sucks down hydroids atop of an oyster (Spondylus americanus), just got placed on Vimeo’s HD channel. For those unfamiliar with Vimeo, their staff picks the best of the best HD videos and aggregates them here. The Morphologic crew’s stunning clip recently received this [...] Related posts:

1. Man-o-War Jellyfish eats fish, then eaten by Turtle and Nudibranch Via Deep Sea News, a great video by National Geographic...
2. Beautiful Nudibranchs on White Nudibranch is from the latin “nudus” meaning naked and the...

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The ageless classic. The eye-candy standard. The real Superman Montipora? Lets get this straight right away… there are those Superman impostors, and then there is the real deal. How do we know of the difference? Two ways; 1 the more vibrant in color, the more real it will be, 2 if it is not from Solomon Island, [...] Related posts:

1. Suupermaaan, Cyphastreaaaa
2. Orange With Envy
3. Into The Limelight

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The “Plague” of Lionfish invading the Caribbean and Florida continues. One of the latest solutions to at least control their populations has been to popularize the Caribbean Lionfish as a target for spearfishers and haute cuisine for your dinnerplate!  To quote marine aquarium author Matthew L. Wittenrich, fresh back from a trip to the Caribbean [...]

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There are many tales out there of the mythical freshwater seahorse and for the FW crowd, it’s an extremely exciting myth! At this point it doesn’t look promising, but there is still a chance. In 1916 Hippocampus aimei was described by Roule, but no fisherman in the area of its supposed collection had ever seen one. [...] Related posts:

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3. Amyloodinium and Secondary Infections – Part 2, Freshwater Dips and QT This post is a continuance from part 1. Freshwater baths...

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Pseudanthias leucozonus, the white bar anthias, is an extremely rare species of anthias with some breathtaking colors. Being normally restricted to the southern seas of Japanese waters, this large batch of ten Pseudanthias leucozonus was actually sourced from Bali. Although many one-of-a-kind specimens of rare anthias species often arrive as tiny slivers of their full [...]

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You’re looking at the first image of the finalized Elos Expert Line Phosphate (PO4) Test Kit “resolution chart”. The titration based kit uses two test tubes, one of which is a control, that are slid into the simple foam folder. To find the actual measurement the user then looks directly down the tubes and matches [...] Related posts:

1. Elos Unveils New Potassium and Phosphate Test Kits at InterZoo Just yesterday Italian aquarium manufacturer Elos unveiled their newest...
2. Elos USA Launches New Website & Online Store Looking for pricing on Elos items? Now there is...
3. Elos | Colorimeter Sick of trying to interpret your hobbyist test kits? It...

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ORA recently shared this video of their tiny captive raise Spotted Mandarin Gobies taking down a large piece of frozen Nutramar Ova. ORA Mandarins do eat prepared foods, but don’t expect these tiny juveniles to take to them as readily as ORA’s equally popular clowns. It should go without saying–these Mandarins, and all new additions, are [...] Related posts:

1. ORA Captive Raised Spotted Mandarins Roll Out Summer is here, and while most of you are...
2. ORA to Release Captive Bred Mandarins in 2010 Building on the past success and knowledge of Julian...
3. video of feeding We saw our Copperband (who has been named Jack) eating...

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Fish Brains, a new start up offering reefing based t-shirts are sure to please the reef addiction in you. These premium t-shirts are printed with a range of graphic designs and great for group meet ups, club events and just for nerding out. Available in the normal sizes from small to extra large, they start [...]

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