BIOTA Forktail Blenny Forktail Blenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis) The forktail blenny (also known as the eyelash harptail-blenny) is a small, elegant fish Read More about BIOTA Forktail Blenny
BIOTA White Spotted Dwarf Goby White Spotted Dwarf Goby (Trimma cf. caesiura) These aquacultured white spotted dwarf gobies (also known as the grooved dwarf goby) Read More about BIOTA White Spotted Dwarf Goby
Brine Shrimp: Live Food Fast Prepared foods have their merits. Aside from the obvious (their convenience), they are consistent in quality, easily available and Read More about Brine Shrimp: Live Food Fast
Tig Pods: A Food for Many The reef aquarium hobby continues to reach new heights. This is most evident by the extraordinarily beautiful systems we see on display Read More about Tig Pods: A Food for Many
Boosting Reef Aquarium Diversity With Live Phytoplankton Saltwater aquarium keeping certainly come a long way in a relatively short period of time. Heck, we only started widely using live rock Read More about Boosting Reef Aquarium Diversity With Live Phytoplankton
MarinePure Rocks Marine Pure Rock Ceramic Biofilter Media: The Ideal Copepod Habitat Why does AlgaeBarn like the Marine Pure Rock? In addition to Read More about MarinePure Rocks
Biofilter Plate Marine Pure Plate Ceramic Biofilter Media: The Ideal Copepod Habitat Why does AlgaeBarn like the Marine Pure Plate? In addition Read More about Biofilter Plate
2″ Cubes Marine Pure Cubes 2" Ceramic Biofilter Media: The ideal Copepod habitat Why does AlgaeBarn like Marine Pure Cubes? In addition to Read More about 2″ Cubes
1.5″ Spheres Marine Pure Spheres 1½" Ceramic Biofilter Media: The ideal Copepod habitat Why does AlgaeBarn like Marine Pure Spheres? In Read More about 1.5″ Spheres
Isochrysis: The Microalgal Reef Aquarium Superfood When imagining scenes from a warm, sunny, tropical coral reef habitat, it is easy to fill the visage with images of those Read More about Isochrysis: The Microalgal Reef Aquarium Superfood
Getting Your Greens: The Benefits of Feeding Live Nannochloropsis Most of us want—and should want—our aquarium systems to more or less function ecologically in a way that resembles natural marine Read More about Getting Your Greens: The Benefits of Feeding Live Nannochloropsis
A Look at the Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) It was not so long ago that one could see jellyfish only at the public aquarium or in the ocean. There were few or no sources of Read More about A Look at the Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
BIOTA Blue Tang Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus) An old favorite, there is hardly a bluer fish than the venerable blue tang. Blue tangs are energetic Read More about BIOTA Blue Tang
Exoskeletons, Roughage and Digestive Health Unlike marine animals, who use chitin, we humans, and most other terrestrial animals, benefit greatly from dietary fiber. Consisting of Read More about Exoskeletons, Roughage and Digestive Health
Keeping and Feeding the Fairy Wrasses In addition to being “reef-safe,” there are a number of attributes that make Fairy Wrasses a great aquarium fish: hardiness, a high Read More about Keeping and Feeding the Fairy Wrasses
The Hardy Copepod The ocean is not always a hospitable place to be for an animal. This is especially so in the shallows, where unstable temperatures, Read More about The Hardy Copepod
A Closer Look at the Harpacticoid Copepod Tisbe Biminiensis There are many different reasons to add copepods to one’s marine aquarium system. Each copepod species has its own set of attributes Read More about A Closer Look at the Harpacticoid Copepod Tisbe Biminiensis
Keeping and Feeding the Sun Corals Reef aquarium keepers are always looking for that one oddball “piece” of coral that will really make their aquarium display shine. Read More about Keeping and Feeding the Sun Corals
Carnation Corals in the Home Aquarium: A New Hope of Success? Advancements in the reef aquarium hobby have been developing at a dizzying pace. As our understanding of coral reef biota (and how to Read More about Carnation Corals in the Home Aquarium: A New Hope of Success?
Choosing the Right Live Phytoplankton Reef Tank Blends Many common reef aquarium animals are filter-feeding phytoplanktivores. In other words, they eat tiny (usually single-celled) algae Read More about Choosing the Right Live Phytoplankton Reef Tank Blends
