Patterns of schooling fish in the 200,000 gallon Phillipine Reef of the Steinhart Aquarium
by Jake Adams, video by Richard Ross From Reefbuilders There’s truly no better way to start the week than by transporting yourself to an imaginary place by watching an awesome reef video. Last week we had the Cozumel Dive video on an actual Caribbean reef and this week we have another great clip, this time […]
MACNA 2010 Rocked!
From Reefbuilders Reefbuilderss has asked contributors to recount their MACNA 2010 experience – its my turn, so here goes! My MACNA 2010 really started when I arrived at the hotel at 11:55 pm on Thursday night. I expected to go to the room, go over my talk and get some much needed sleep (the […]
Corals are cool, mistakes happen, planning for the worst is awesome
From Reefbuilders In an effort to make Jake’s head explode, I like to write about all the mistakes I make with my home reef system. Even though they may seem embarrassing, everyone makes bone head mistakes, and I think we all learn by hearing about others mistakes. Pretending they didn’t happen helps gives us a […]
Flamboyant Cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi, mating on Video
From Reefbuilders http://vimeo.com/45446417 Metasepia pfefferi is an amazing species of flamboyant cuttlefish and I have recently had the opportunity to obtain multiple specimens of this species for the first time in 8 years. These flamboyant cuttlefish wasted little time getting on with mating, and with a little luck we’ll get to observe egg laying – and with a […]
More about cuttlefish at Steinhart (KQED Quest)
From Reebfuilders Cuttles cuttles cuttles. You probobly know the drill, but there is some great footage in this KQED Quest piece.