Author: John C

Pillar coral offspring. Photo: Florida Aquarium The young pillar corals came from 19 different parent colonies, 18 of which are no longer alive in the wild. With new combinations …

ALT Here’s a little sea-cret about the spotted cusk eel. This fish isn’t actually an eel!! But true eels and cusk eels do have some things in common–most noticeably …

Wrasses are primarily a shallow-water group. The vast majority of this family’s biodiversity can be encountered in the upper 100 feet or so of the world’s tropical and temperate …

While very uncommon, it is possible for a glass pane on your aquarium to develop a permanent haze appearance as a result of alkali glass corrosion. What is alkali …

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Widely available in pet stores and from breeders, rainbow guppies are considered beginner aquarium fish that are easy to care for and graceful to look at.  However, there isn’t …

✨ Brittle stars, showing us how to party in the ocean! ALT 🎊 Nature knows how to light up the ocean in style. Who needs fireworks when you have …

Ah, the lionfish… beautiful, stealthy and always with a few (venomous) tricks up their spines. An invasive species, lionfish have been found wreaking havoc in waters where they wouldn’t …

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Myrtle Beach, SCArrival Date: 6/23/23Age: JuvenileWeight: 3.18 kg (6.99 lbs) Case History Yoshi was caught by an angler on the Myrtle Beach State …

Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Stranding Location: Garden City, SCArrival Date: 6/16/23Age: JuvenileWeight: 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) Case History Colby was accidentally caught at the Garden City Fishing Pier. Fortunately, …