Coral Hub, Another Online Database for Coral Identification
Shortly after our story about the The Coral Library was posted, we were contacted and shown the Coral Hub, which is obviously another coral identification website. Despite similar goals, the Coral Hub differs from the previously discussed library in that isn’t just a library of pictures and random information about each species. Instead, it is [...]
Photos From NextWave – Corals Part 2
We’ve finally had time to sort through all of the pictures from our weekend trip to NextWave and get them uploaded. We saw thousands of beautiful corals at the event, including some extremely rare and pricey ones like the Jason Fox Leptoseris shown above. Of course we couldn’t leave empty handed, so we hit up [...]
Picture of the Week – 2/28 – 3/6
Pictured this week is a gorgeous Scolymia coral seen at the DFW Nextwave and Coral Farmers Market event. These corals are essentially one giant polyp, typically with one mouth surrounded by flesh and hidden tentacles. This particular specimen, which was quite pricey, did not get sold at the event to my knowledge. At the end [...]
Photos From NextWave – Corals Part 1
The DFW NextWave and Coral Farmers Market event was a huge success. There were several vendors, all of whom had great looking corals, and plenty of hobbyists looking for exotic pieces. I managed to take home about a dozen pieces, with one accidental duplicate (guess I got too excited), and frags were going like crazy. [...]
Whatever Happened To…Heteropsammia cochlea
In late 2009 we introduced the strange and rare Heteropsammia cochlea, or “Walking Dendro”. Sea Dwelling Creatures originally imported this unique coral, only obtaining a small number of individuals, but it was enough to intrigue reef hobbyists world wide…at least for a short time. Only half a year has gone by since the arrival of [...]
ORA’s Golf Ball Shaped Red Goniopora
ORA has been growing Goniopora for almost ten years now, but only in the last 3 years have they been making frags from this broodstock. The frags grew very quickly, eventually reaching grapefruit size. Eventually, small buddings would pop off the corals as a form of asexual reproduction, but these grew into something different. Instead [...]
Whatever Happened To…Duncan Corals (Duncanopsammia axifuga)
In our second installment of “Whatever Happened To…”, we turn our attention to the once insanely popular Duncan Coral. Don’t get me wrong, this coral is still sought after in some circles, but it nowhere near as popular as it once was. About two years ago, the Duncan coral was fetching anywhere from $15-$30 per [...]
Fungia Chowing Down on Fauna Marine LPS Food
I came across this gorgeous video from Cherry Corals showing a Fungia plate coral absolutely inhaling some Fauna Marine LPS Food. The video has been sped up 4x, making the feeding response rather fun to watch. Cherry Corals has several other videos on their YouTube Channel, all of which are visually stunning. Plate corals are [...]
Picture of the Week – 11/29 – 12/5
Pictured this week is an extremely colorful rainbow Trachyphyllia open brain coral. This coral has vibrant greens, blues, reds, and even yellows. The more common open brain corals typically have red and green, but this specimen isn’t your average, run of the mill brain coral. I apologize for the poor picture quality. I stepped into [...]
“Solitary Coral” Wins 3rd in Microscope Photography Contest
Here’s an eye-popping image for you. In a very recent photo contest, called the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition, a fluorescing orange Fungia under a microscope took third place. The photograph, titled “Solitary Coral” was taken by James Nicholson of the Coral Culture & Collaborative Research Facility. His prize will consist of $1500 worth of [...]
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