Saltwater Coral and Inverts

Fruit Loops Zoanthids This month’s zoa spotlight will feature the “Fruit loops” zoanthid. These tiny zoas are in almost everyone’s top 10 most wanted zoas list. They are also in most people’s top ten want, but can’t have (because they are notorious for melting away) Read more here…

Bubble Tip Anemones – What you need to know By Marc Levenson (melevsreef) Discussing the various needs of this species of anemones should help you keep one (or more) healthy in your reef for many years to come. The original BTA was purchased back in Read more here…

What’s not to like about an Acropora species that comes in many different variations of color and growth forms, is beautiful, and not too difficult to find? Acropora austera certainly fits that description coming in a wide range of color forms and shapes. It is Read more here…

The genus Euphyllia contains some of the most spectacular and recognizable corals we’ve come to love in the marine aquarium hobby. They fall under the hobby coined term, “LPS”, or Large Polyp Stony corals. While the term LPS can shed some light on their overall Read more here…

Today, I want to write about how to properly identify zoas. And, no, I’m not going to get into the physiology of differentiating between a zoa and a paly. I am going to discuss how to properly describe the colors in a zoa. This is Read more here…

HOW2TEST: Coral Compatibility We have all had a coral or two try to kill its neighbor. The main cause for this is territorial, but some corals just kill nearby corals because they can. Some simply reach out and sting while others can pump out toxins Read more here…

Reef Crabs: Not someone who complains about the holidays!   Crabs are an essential part of the Red Lobster menu, but they play an even more important role in quite the opposite way in the wild and even your aquarium.  Some types of crabs are Read more here…

Ok, maybe after a while writing these columns, you sometimes have to tell things like they are, right? The following is one of those examples of me having a bit of an attitude today. Some of this stuff may seem a bit mean-spirited to some Read more here…

There are tons of variations of most types of coral. The Symphyllia coral is no exception. It has a great reputation for being an easy coral so almost anyone can be successful with one. Low to moderate flow is best for these beauties. They are Read more here…

The art of coral grafting is very risky. It involves fragging corals, which if you have any knowledge on that know it can come with some dangers. They can contain toxins that could potentially kill someone. With proper safety you can cut any fraggable coral Read more here…