common bristleworm Did you find a bristleworm in your aquarium? Don’t panic. They are scavengers of meaty foods, but common aquarium bristleworms do not prey on living animals or corals. They perform a necessary function in most aquariums, eating leftover foods and decaying [...]
It's been a while since I posted this image of one of the most curious little fish I've ever come across. This is the Banded or Blue-edged Sole (Soleichthys heterorhinos). It is found across the Eastern Indian Ocean and into the Western Pacific. I've only ever seen them in the Red Sea. In [...]
We introduced Berghia nudibranchs into our systems to help mow down Aiptasia. The problem is they REALLY look like Montipora Eating Nudibranchs. If you’ve ever had to deal with Montipora Eating Nudibranchs, they are a pretty bad pest. I want to give you guys a visual reference of what these [...]
Reef Beef - Episode 18 - Nickel Bag of Beef In this episode we talk about whether reefkeeping is entertainment, and keeping octopus. Thank you to our sponsor: Terra Reef https://shop.TerraReef.com/pages/reefbeef 30% off your first order of coral and/or other invertebrates! Get notified of new [...]
This adorable Jorunna parva and I hope you all have a safe, happy holiday! "Jorunna parva, popularly known as "sea bunny", is a species of dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. It is found along the coasts of Korea, Japan, Palau, Philippines, [...]
"Zebra mussels, named for the zigs and zags on their almond-sized shells, are native to Eurasia, and are thought to have first arrived in North America in the late 1980s as stowaways on ships lumbering across the Great Lakes. The mussels probably sloshed around in ballast water, stored to [...]
One of the corals I shoot the most isn't really a coral at all. I imagine most folks reading this are familiar with the Millepora genus, but I suspect most of my fellow divers think it's just another coral. The Millepora dichotoma in the image above has a passing resemblance to Turbinaria, so [...]
I've often thought that hermit crabs must be the most abused animals ever to find their way into captivity. As members of that oft-used phrase 'clean-up crew' they are purchased in vast numbers to fulfill a role with little care or consideration. What happens when there isn't anything left [...]
