Archive for the ‘Aquarium Photography’ Category
Starfish Traffic Jam Captured on Video
We all know how bad traffic jams can be. They make you late for work, wreak havoc on older cars, and are generally not a very welcomed part of your day. But this traffic jam is a little different. Instead of taking place in the concrete jungle, it takes place in the environment we aquarists [...]
Picture of the Week, Plate Corals Aplenty at Next Wave
Plate corals, like most other corals in this hobby, fall in and out of popularity on a routine basis. One day they are hot enough to command hundreds of dollars per individual, the next you couldn’t pay someone to take them off your hands. Fortunately, for plate coral lovers like ourselves, the first half of [...]
Picture of the Week, Jack-O-Lantern Leptoseris
Since we just spent the weekend in Dallas checking out NextWave, it should come as no surprise our that latest picture of the week will be from that same show as well. This particular coral is called a Jack-O-Lantern Leptoseris from Jason Fox, and even though we shared images of this coral before, it’s just [...]
Picture of the Week, Hector’s Goby (Amblygobius hectori)
Gobies are some of the most diverse fish in the world, and in the aquarium hobby, that statement certainly holds true. Most of the gobies we encounter hug the bottom of the aquarium, often digging small burrows in the sand and hanging out with shrimp compadres. Some species don’t reside in the sand, however, but [...]
Picture of the Week, Freshwater Planted Aquarium
Although we tend to focus primarily on marine and reef aquaria, we really have a healthy respect for all types, especially those gorgeous freshwater planted aquariums. Often described as harder to keep than a reef tank, these glass boxes have enjoyed a great deal of the spotlight in recent years and it’s a realm we’ve [...]
Picture of the Week, Klein’s Butterfly
Pictured in this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a Klein’s Butterfly (Chaetodon kleinii) enjoying some open swimming room in a large reef aquarium. These butterflyfish are quite popular with marine aquarists, as they have a penchant for pest anemone destruction, Aiptasia in particular. These fish graze on the pest anemones with an almost [...]
Picture of the Week, Annularis Angelfish
When we take photos of fish, we usually try to get shots of them at least looking our direction, but this image is the exception. While visiting the Houston Zoo a couple of weeks ago, we spotted this stunning Annularis Angelfish (Pomacanthus annularis) in one of the huge display tanks. It was a little shy, [...]
Picture of the Week, Papuan Jellyfish from the Houston Zoo
Jellyfish are a popular attraction at most public aquariums, and the Papuan jelly (Mastigias papua) is usually one of the few species that get a great deal of attention. Noted for their vibrantly spotted bells, these jellies are active swimmers that look great as they congregate in large groups. The reason they are so active [...]
Picture of the Week, Plating Montipora Coral
Plating Montipora corals are those quintessential mixed reef residents that offer a great bridge between easy corals like softies to the far more challenging SPS. The montis are far more forgiving that most other SPS, and they come in a great variety of colors and growth forms. This makes them wildly popular among aquarium keepers, [...]
Picture of the Week, Commensal Acropora Crab
Can you spot the crab living in this Acropora colony? It doesn’t exactly blend in, and you can spot it hanging out in the middle of the colony. It’s not one of those harmless looking bandit crabs, however. Instead, the crab in this colony is a of the fuzzy variety and looks like a miniature [...]
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