Skeptical Reefkeeping Part 6 – Communication

 From Reefs Magazine The Internet makes information instantly available for Reefkeepers all around the world, but that information can be clouded in inaccurate fog, anecdote, baseless opinion and unsubstantiated arguments from authority. To keep the inaccurate fog at a minimum in an effort to save money and save animals lives, you need to be able […]

Penn’s Sunday School – Squid Sperm and Gilbert Gottfried

On August 20, 2012, Rich Ross was on Penn’s Sunday School talking to Penn Jillette, Michael Goudeau and Gilbert Gottfried about squid sex and coral sexual reproduction. Super fun. Click here for just the part of the show Rich was on.  For the full episode http://soundcloud.com/ribbit-starr/penn-12-08-19-ss-squid-sperm or subscribe to the podcast on itunes – http://itunes.apple.com/podcast/penns-sunday-school/id504257078 PS – Regarding the split spawn […]

Working with coral spawn in Florida

From Reefs.com Biologists from The Florida Aquarium, Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences,  Moody Gardens, Disney’s The Seas, and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium have gathered at the Coral Restoration Foundation’s facility in the Florida Keys to continue to expand our understanding of the sexual reproduction of the areas endangered Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata corals.

Juvenile Metasepia are Awesome

From Reefs.com The Marine Breeding Initiative’s 2012 workshop is next weekend, so the timing to share a pic of a captive breeding success story. Metasepia spp have long been thought of as one of the ultimate aquarium display animals. Their colors and patterns that continually change and move across their skin make their common name obvious – the […]

Evolution of a 10 year old reef

From Reef Hobbyist Magazine Link to build thread on Reefs.orgLink to original build thread that was accidentally deleted on Reefs.org