Indonesia

Adventures in fluorescent photography in the Flores Sea

On our recent diving marathon during the Fluval Sea Flores Expedition, we brought with us many different tools for sampling and observing the natural reef environment. One particularly special device which we came into possession just in time for our travel…

The bubble coral shrimp, Vir philippinensis

Spending time under water, we learn so much about the animals we care about. We even discover animals that we never heard of that live among the exact same coral that we have in our tank at home. The Bubble Coral…

Ecsenius bathi, the blenny from Komodo and the Flores Sea

在Blennies中,Ecsenius属包括一些最丰富多彩,风度翩翩和适合水族馆的物种。米达斯(Midas)和双色布莱恩(Bicolor Blennies)等物种是海洋水族馆鱼类中流tay的一部分,而其他物种则是Ecsenius Pictus,Ecsenius Tigris和Ecsenius Oculus等其他物种。

Convict chalice Echinophyllia documented in its natural habitat

Convict chalice corals are specimens of Echinophyllia plating colonies with a very distinctive series of stripes running usually from the edge of the oral disc (mouth) to the colonie’s edges. The lines of convict chalice corals can be very dark, or…

准备很多激动人心的圣ories from the Fluval Sea Flores Expedition

We’re back from the Flores Sea with loads of exciting observations and documentation on the reefs of this part of Indonesia. With support from Fluval Sea and no less than nine months of planning, we succeeded in diving and surveying and…

Announcing the Fluval Sea Flores Expedition

We are proud to finally be able to share with you the announcement of the Fluval Sea Flores Expedition, a very special project that we’ve been planning for the better part of a year. Blogging from aquarium events, about happenings,…

Pseudanthias calloura makes an unexpected resurgence after a long hiatus

Pseudanthias calloura is widely known for its rarity as well as its beauty. It’s scarcity in the trade has promoted this species to the top of many wish lists, only to bring disappointment to said list makers. Commonly known as…

埃里克·郑(Eric Cheng)的Paracheilinus Nursalim的照片是我们看到的该物种的最好的照片

西巴布亚特有的Paracheilinus Nursalim不仅是Paracheilinus的CrèmedelaCrème,而且还是要描述的新成员之一。不久前发现了2006年,并在2008年进行了描述。这个令人惊叹的宝石是…

Creatures of the Lembeh Strait

Howard Hall is a well known name in underwater cinematography. He and his wife have won numerous Emmys and produced fine films for National Geographic and PBS Nature. Fortunately for us, they also have a vimeo channel that you can…

圈养的迷宫天使降落在优质海洋

The maze angelfish, Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus, is one of the elusive species of large marine angels that we’ve been particularly obsessed with for quite sometime. To make up for practically never seeing any specimens in the country, we’ve frequently shared amazing…