Is Acropora convexa the Next Holy Grail Acro? | Reef Builders
It’s been a while since we wrote about Australian corals but with all this down time, we finally can find the time to write about things that inspired us …
Category: Coral
Acropora lokani is SPS Royalty Among Acros | Reef Builders
Acropora lokani is a very common deeper water Acropora that is common in Indonesia and widespread through the Indo-Pacific. The lokani Acro has been farmed by the thousands for …
Corals are Migrating to Cooler Water, Shifting Towards the Poles | Reef Builders
A recent publication from Yale university is highlighting the response of certain coral species to climate change. Observations are done on a daily basis in Japan, Australia, US east …
Coral-Bacteria Communities are WAY More Important than Anyone Thought | Reef Builders
Reading through different coral scientific publication, we came across one, that could be quite relevant for us reef aquarist. In this publication published in Nature, scientist from the Red …
Acropora sukarnoi is Australia’s Own Elkhorn Coral | Reef Builders
Russel Kelley, Jake Adams, Nic DosSantos and I just came back from a very productive expedition to the Great Barrier Reef, in a collaboration between Reef Builders and Ultra …
Acropora anthocercis, Another Champion Coral of the Outer Reef | Reef Builders
When we think about Aussie Acros, there are quite a few that come to our mind before Acropora anthocercis. But actually this species is a very popular Acropora, almost …
Acropora spathulata is the iconic Australian Staghorn Coral | Reef Builders
Last week, we reported about probably the most popular staghorn coral from Australia, Acropora microclados, a.k.a the Strawberry Shortcake. This time, we will tell you about another iconic Australian …
You Won’t Believe Where Strawberry Shortcake Acros Live | Reef Builders
Recently in Australia, together with Nic from Ultra Coral Australia we had the luck to go and observe Acropora microclados, aka the Strawberry Shortcake (SCC), in its natural environment. …
Is this the ‘True’ Montipora capricornis? | Reef Builders
For so many years, we thought we saw Montipora capricornis everywhere. So many people were use that name for just any about any cup-shaped or plating Monti including M. …
Flaming Sunrise from Candy Corals is one of a Helluva Acropora speciosa | Reef Builders
Candy Corals from Canada, recently acquired an amazing Acropora speciosa from Malaysia that they are calling the Flaming Sunrise. We’ve long been fans of these particular deepwater and elegant …