Now that I’m starting a new tank and introducing a lot of new Acropora colonies to my precious colonies, I will thing again how to prevent an AEFW outbreak, because it can be heartbreaking. I will also think about ways to control them in case just a few survive a quarantaine treatment and multiply over the next months and years. In this article I will explain how to deal with this pest, after learning from [...]
Fossil corals, up to half a million years old, are providing fresh hope that coral reefs may be able to withstand the huge stresses imposed on them by today’s human activity. Reef ecosystems were able to persist through massive environmental changes imposed by sharply falling sea levels during previous ice ages, an international scientific team has found. This provides new hope for their capacity to endure the increasing human impacts forecast for the 21st century. [...]
Cardinal fishes or Apogonidae, are a family of ray-finned fishes. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. They are mostly marine species. A handful of species are kept in the aquarium and are popular as small, peaceful, and colorful fish. They are generally small fish, with most species being less than 4″, and are often brightly colored. They are distinguished by their large mouths, and the division of the dorsal fin into [...]