Matted filefish are not the most beautiful fish one can keep in a reef tank, but they do in fact eat aiptasia.
March 21, 2014
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March 16, 2014
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Purple Gorgonian
This is a photosynthetic gorgonian. Probably belonging to the species Muriceopsis flavida which is known as the purple feather gorgonian or purple brush gorgonian.
March 9, 2014
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Emerald Crab
The emerald crab is an emerald green marine crab which is also know as the Mithrax crab.
February 15, 2014
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New Coral Frags
It was coral cutting workshop again at the Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto.
February 14, 2014
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Cerith Snail Spawning
Cerith snails eat both detritus and algae thus are greatly beneficial to your aquarium.
February 13, 2014
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Sea Cucumber
There are very many different kinds of sea cucumbers, some are colorful and flamboyant, others have more mundane colors. This was my first sea cucumber when I get involved in the marine aquarium hobby.
February 11, 2014
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Kole Tang
This is my Yellow eye Kole tang that I have purchased to eat the abundant algae growth after my tank was ruined during the power blackout.
February 2, 2014
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Sea Urchin
Sea urchin are voracious algae eaters. Unfortunately they also tend to try to rearrange the rockwork in your reef tank, and they grow big, and strong enough to cause some real damage.
January 30, 2014
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Cerianthus Tube Anemone
Cerianthus tube anemones are not photosynthetic. In fact they are not really anemones either but cousins of the true anemones.
January 27, 2014
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Frowspawn Coral
Frogspawn corals are large-polyped stony corals whose needs are few. They are so named because they resemble actual frog eggs. I have acquired this specimen sort of “by accident” in a coral cutting workshop during a Marine Aquarium Society of … Continue reading
January 24, 2014
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Vermetid Snail
Vermetid snails are marine snails that don’t particularly look like snails. Most people who have them in their reef tank might not even know that the Vermetid snails are there.
January 22, 2014
by DDD
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The Aftermath of the December 2013 Power Blackouts in Toronto
It seems that power blackouts in Toronto are just way too common. There seems to be a really big one every ten years or so (in 2003 because of the hot weather, and in 2013 because of the ice storm) … Continue reading
January 18, 2014
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Feather Duster Worms
Feather duster worms are polychaete worms just like the bristle worms in a previous post.
January 15, 2014
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Camel Shrimp
There is some disagreement if someone should even include any Camel Shrimp in a reef aquarium as they have the unfortunate tendency to snack on coral polyps.
January 10, 2014
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Aiptasia
Aiptasia anemones are a common pest in reef aquariums. They will take over any free surface and likely kill other corals in the process.
January 7, 2014
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My First Bubble Tip Anemone
This was my first bubble tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor). It had the most beautiful colors, a kind of metallic green with nice pink tips that really bubbled.
December 26, 2013
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Dendrophyllia Coral
Dendrophyllia corals do not contain zooxanthellae and they do not require light to live.
December 22, 2013
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Bristle Worm
Bristle worms are polychaete worms which are a annelid worms just like the oligochaeta , a group that includes the common earth worms. They do sort of look like an earth worm with bristles.
December 21, 2013
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Rock Flower Anemones
Rock flower anemones are incredibly beautiful although somewhat expensive anemones. An article about flower anemones on the Reef Builders website.
December 19, 2013
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Peppermint Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimps are often kept in reef tanks to eat the pest Aiptasia anemones.