Stunning Con Artist Chalice from Roc Citi Coralz
We at the AquaNerd Blog truly appreciate jaw dropping corals, and the coral above does nothing but wow. The crew at Roc Citi Coralz recently shared this image of a convict chalice lookalike. The coral doesn’t have the vibrant orange bumps that the original convict chalice has, but its colors are so mesmerizing that it [...]
The New ORA Purple Montipora Undata
ORA has unleashed an exciting new coral onto the reefkeeping hobby. Their new ORA Purple Undata, a Montipora species of course, is all purple…base, polyps, everything. And apparently ORA has been sitting on this coral for a few years, since they first acquired it way back in 2008 from a European hobbyist. It’s neither here [...]
The Cherry Corals Scolymias are HOT!
By now you’ve all seen the stunning “Incrediscoly” from Cherry Corals. Well, the coral retailer isn’t done showing off their amazing Scolymia collection. Just a few days ago they shared images of their new “Incrediscoly 2.0″, along with multiple other breath taking Scolys. The new Incrediscoly isn’t quite as beautiful as the original, but the [...]
Picture of the Week – 3/21 – 3/27
Even though we’ve used the Tyree Montipora undata in a previous Picture of the Week, we couldn’t pass on sharing this one as well. The M. undata pictured above is a striking piece. The coral’s white polyps contrast sharply with the tan base and purple growing edges, and it’s honestly surprising that a predominately tan [...]
Picture of the Week – 3/14 – 3/20
The Miami Hurricane Echinophyllia is a stunning coral to say the least. It’s neon orange eyes contrast sharply with the green and aqua-colored base, though the base may appear gray on some individuals. This limited edition chalice was named for its resemblance to the colors of the University of Miami, and interestingly, it is the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ORA Joins Facebook, Shows off Amazing Collection
Oceans Reefs and Aquariums (ORA), the world’s largest marine ornamental fish hatchery, has finally joined the Facebook crowd. Normally, this occurrence wouldn’t be blog-worthy, but the simple fact that ORA has posted pictures of their entire collection sure is. Browse pictures of each and every fish, hard coral, and seahorse the company has to offer. [...]
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