Archive for the ‘Aquarium Photography’ Category
Picture of the Week, Where’s Waldo the Coral Hitch Hiker
This week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is going to be slightly different. Instead of telling you all about the critter in the photo, we’re leaving it a mystery and letting you guess what it is. Inside the blue tipped Acropora colony resides a hitch hiker. It stays buried in the branch of the coral, [...]
Picture of the Week, Red and White Coco Worm
In this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week, we turn our attention to a beautiful and often underrated invertebrate, the Coco worm. These gorgeous tube worms excrete a hard, calcified tube, which they live in for protection. Their elaborate gills, seen in the image above, are obviously the worm’s most striking feature, as it isn’t [...]
Picture of the Week, Fathead Sunburst Anthias
Pictured in the latest AquaNerd Pic of the Week is a lone Fathead Sunburst Anthias (Serranocirrhitus latus) hanging out in a very cryptic and dim portion of a mixed reef aquarium. Unlike most anthias that school/shoal in small groups, the sunburst anthias actually does better alone or as a male/female pair, provided the aquarium is [...]
Picture of the Week, Rainbow Wellsophyllia
Pictured in this week’s AquaNerd Pic of the Week is a top down shot of an absolutely stunning rainbow colored Wellsophyllia brain coral, and it’s one that also has a sexy neighbor…another great Wellso. These open brain colors are the perfect match for the reef keeper looking to instantly add a healthy dose of color to their [...]
Picture of the Week, Rose Bubble Tip Anemone
Pictured in the latest installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a rose bubble tip anemone, but not just the regular old run of the mill RBTA. This anemone has bright red tentacles and a deep green color on its oral disc. This anemone isn’t a rare color morph by any means, but [...]
Picture of the Week, Marble Mouth Anglerfish
This week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a reader submitted photo from our friend Louis-Pierre Rich. In the image, an elaborately camouflaged Marble Mouth Anglerfish (Lophiocharon lithinostomus), which faces the camera in case you can’t tell, is laying in wait for an unsuspecting prey fish to swim by so that it can be snatched [...]
Picture of the Week, Copperband Butterfly
Showing up in the latest AquaNerd POTW is a beautiful Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus) during feeding time at the Kemah Aquarium restaurant. This fish is a crowd favorite among aquarium keepers due to its coloration, but many will find it especially useful for its appetite for Aiptasia anemones. Despite their popularity, the Copperband can be [...]
Picture of the Week, Red Firefish Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica)
Gracing our pages in this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a red firefish goby (Nemateleotris magnifica) seen in the reef aquarium at the Aquarium Restaurant in Kemah. This particular fish is very common in the hobby, but its frequency in the trade doesn’t detract from its beauty even in the slightest bit. The [...]
Picture of the Week, Lineatus Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus)
Pictured in this AquaNerd Picture of the Week is one of my favorite fish, the Lineatus Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus). This fish can be very beautiful, though the females of the species are nowhere near as pretty as the males, which is typical of just about all fish and wrasses especially. In terms of rarity, [...]
Picture of the Week, Rainbow Lobophyllia
Pictured in this week’s installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a glowing rainbow Lobophyllia brain coral seen in one of the vendor aquariums at MACNA from earlier this year. The coral has at least four distinct colors, sporting a red ring that surrounds green, then purple, and finally a blue center. Rainbow [...]
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