All the Hottest Corals from NextWave 2013
As usual, the coral collections running around the annual NextWave conference were amazing. The single day event hosted by the Dallas Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society (DFWMAS) has been teamed up with Steve Tyree’s Coral Farmers Market over the past three years, and the corals just continue to look better and better, year after year. [...]
What Type of Coral is it Really?
The human mind likes to categorize things based on a perplexing number of different physical characteristics. We do this to help ourselves sort information more easily, and in the marine aquarium hobby, things are no different. We sort fish into the categories of reef safe and non-reef safe fish, and corals are generally lumped into [...]
Picture of the Week, Pink and Teal Trachyphyllia
The subject of our latest AquaNerd Picture of the Week isn’t a particularly rare one, but it certainly is beautiful enough to garner some attention. The coral is of the Trachyphyllia variety, a coral that has a large calcium skeleton that houses a huge amount of flesh. The “fleshyness” of the coral pictured here is [...]
Picture of the Week, Neon Green Torch Coral
We’re digging deep into the archives of the AquaNerd Blog for this week’s Picture of the Week. This image of a neon green torch coral has always been one of our favorites, so much so that it has adorned our laptops and mobile devices for years. The coral consists of a single polyp that is [...]
Picture of the Week, MACNA Master Scolymia
One of the biggest perks to attending a large trade show such as MACNA is all of the amazing eye candy that’s just a few feet away from you at all times. And believe us when we say that the vendors this year really brought their A-game. The tanks were absolutely full of some of [...]
Picture of the Week, Duncan Coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga)
Pictured in this installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a duncan coral (Duncanopsammia axifuga) glowing under a rich hue of blue lighting at the bottom of a reef aquarium. This particular coral got quite popular a couple of years ago, fetching $15-20 per single polyp and finding its way into to a [...]
Picture of the Week, Rainbow Lobophyllia
Pictured in this week’s installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a Rainbow Lobophyllia open brain coral hanging out in a forest of Acanthastrea lordhowensis and other gorgeous LPS corals. This particular coral has a healthy mix of colors, with a deep purple mouth region surrounded by dark green flesh that’s outlined in [...]
Picture of the Week, Melting Chalice Coral
Pictured in this installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a unique form of reproduction found in chalice corals. As can be seen in the photo, the coral appears to be melting away, with a large chunk peeling away from the parent colony. Fortunately, this isn’t quite the case. When a chalice, and [...]
Picture of the Week, Red Acanthastrea
Acanthastrea lordhowensis corals, or simply acans for short, have sort of fallen from their top spot in terms of desirability and trendiness over the last couple of years. But that trend hasn’t stopped us from featuring this gorgeous, and rather puffy, individual in the latest AquaNerd Picture of the Week. This coral is deep red [...]
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 [...]
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