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, Clam on Clam Action
While traipsing through the local fish stores, we came across a beefy Tridacna squamosa clam and noticed it had another little bivalve attached to the side of its shell. The small hitchhiker appears to be a scallop, and it is tucked away in between some of the lateral scutes on the side of the much [...]
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 [...]
Picture of the Week, Orange Montipora on Frag Plug
We typically like to focus on rare and beautiful aquarium livestock when we post the AquaNerd Picture of the Week, but this time we wanted to do something just a little different. The focus of this week’s photo is an orange Montipora coral that obviously started out as a small frag and has since grown [...]
Picture of the Week, Lettuce Nudibranch (Elysia crispata)
Pictured in the newest AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a Lettuce Nudibranch (Elysia crispata). While most nudibranchs are not desirable in the home aquarium, this little sea slug serves one very beneficial function…consuming unsightly algae. The lettuce nudibranch, which technically isn’t a true nudibranch, consumes different types of algae from the rockwork and incorporates [...]
Picture of the Week, White Feather Duster
Pictured in this installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a closeup of a white and red feather duster seen in the same nano aquarium that last week’s ORA Sprung Stunner was found in. The heavy blue lighting from the Kessil Ocean Blue A150W LED pendant really allows the feather duster to stand [...]
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