At least once a year there is a news story that pops up each year where a particularly gifted reefer is exposed to something called palytoxins, resulting in a trip to the hospital. Most likely someone maybe even your self was sent the link to the news article from someone previously. Maybe from a concerned…
Are you considering setting up a Nano/Pico/Micro Reef Tank? If so Mad Hatter’s goes through the top 10 picks for Micro Reef Tank Corals and Invertebrates selected by Coral Magazine. 10 – Mushroom Corals Any type of Discosoma, Ricordea, and Rhodactic mushrooms. While a hardy coral some species can be more challenging to keep and…
This is Mad Hatter’s top 10 fish that he feels like you should not put into your reef tank. The idea behind the video is to help educate people who are new to the aquarium hobby or have only been in the hobby for a short period and help those folks from potentially making a…
This episode showcases the “The Holy Grail”/unicorn of the marine angelfish, the Peppermint Angelfish (Paracentropyge boylei). Native to the Eastern Central Pacific, a recent addition to the hobby introduced by Charles (Chip) Boyle, Richard Pyles and Jack Randall who officially described the species in 1992. Due to the species deep water and nature and…
The Tessalata Mora Eel, which is also known as the Honey Combe Eel, has a light-colored body with a pattern of dark honey combe markings. Providing a striping contrast and making them very alluring to the hobbyist who fancies Moray Eels or a large marine predator. While a popular Eel, the Tessalata is not for…
[Picture was taken by Lou Rodia] Finding a species of fish that is cool to look while helping reduce the amount of maintenance you need to perform in your tank or keep the species in your tank pests free preventing unwanted outbreaks of pest and algae. Utilitarian fish and invertebrates can help with a broad range…
OK, so I have made several changes and keep forgetting to update everyone. Also, I have not had much luck with any of the plants that I have grown from seeds other than lettuce. All of the seedlings keep getting burned up by the sun. I have resorted to adding established plants cleaned off all of the…
When it comes to feeding the different species in your saltwater tank, what to feed and how often to feed will depend on the species that are in your aquarium. There are many things you should take into consideration. To start with, you should note what type of food each species needs, are they are…
Mushroom corals are also referred to as False Coral, Coral Anemone, Mushroom Anemone, Disc Anemone or just Mushrooms. Mushroom corals are a great beginner coral due to their ability to tolerate a broad range of water parameters. A sudden swing in water parameters, light intensity and flow will not affect mushrooms allowing for just about…
Bettas fish are easily one of the most popular and recognized fish, and most people in the aquarium hobby have owned one at one point in time. Unfortunately, the basic needs of the Betta are also one of the most misunderstood. Below are nine common myths about Bettas, did I miss any? If so comment…