Recent content by radiata

After my last order screw-up by Live Aquaria, I swore I'd never order from them again. But, there have been some significant and positive changes happening in their Diver's Den subsidiary. They add new post-quarantine specimens daily, and will email you WYSISYG photos of these specimens if you...

Mike, If I knew you and your whole family would be there on Sunday, I'd have purchased a two day ticket! (Seriously!) I preferred Saturday to support my old friend Julian and his clam talk, and to buy anything on my hit list at 20% off. I did buy a Launch at 20-off, so I was pleased. I...

https://www.sciencealert.com/tiny-blue-octopus-unlike-any-we-know-of-discovered-near-the-galapagos?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news

Any one want a (free) cutting of a Grube's Gorgonian, or a (free) big chunk of the Hollywood Stunner that is starting to shade one of my Acros?

My bot tells me "there is no widely recognized sea star species formally called or commonly nicknamed 'Jack Sparrow'". Do you have a Latin Name for the species, or a photo? TIA...

Scientists Finally Know How an All-Female Fish Keeps Cloning Itself https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-finally-know-how-an-all-female-fish-keeps-cloning-itself?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news

https://www.sciencealert.com/wild-discovery-reveals-that-comb-jellies-can-age-in-reverse?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=humans-in-the-andes-evolved-a-strange-digestive-superpower&_bhlid=d104338520056dc5d2813f800d24113d28485e10

DI filtration has a problem with high CO2- https://reefs.com/forum/general-discussion/310126-interesting-rodi-finding-1.html So, which is the better input water might depend on which has the lowest dissolved CO2.

Real-life Snuffleupagus found swimming in the Great Barrier Reef https://www.popsci.com/environment/snuffleupagus-fish-sesame-street/

BRS has an "open box" Kessil A360XE LED Light - Tuna Blue for $381.65. (The MSRP is $449.00.) https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/a360xe-led-light-tuna-blue-kessil-ob-a.html

I've only seen two available locally. NYAquatic has one for $10K, and I think the one at Absolutely Fish was $8K. I hope our member got it through an insider importer.

I will be attending.

That is one spectacular fish! I think it's a Hamlet, or maybe a grouper. I found a photo of one on an Asian website, but the translation is something like an "embroidered butterfly"...

OK, I'll up the ante. $100 plus the 2.5" Orange Back now in my Observation Tank.

Would you take $100 cash for the Wrasse?