Oculus Aquatics has always been one of my favorite wholesalers to drool over, and lately they have been packing in the Austalian livestock like crazy. Today they announced yet another shipment from the Great Barrier Reef and included in this one is an intense deresa clam. This one has hints of the coloration you would normally only see out of ORA’s tradacnids.
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Intense Australian Deresa Clam at Oculus Aquatics
Hot Red Carpet Anemone at Exotic Reef Imports
I really enjoy watching the amazing photos posted by our industries livestock wholesalers, ad on any given day, I’m amazed at the colors they manage to bring in. Tonight a bright, fire red carpet Anemone caught my eye from Exotic Reef Imports that has unusually bright coloration. Red is one of those colors that any reef aquarium could use, and this piece can supply it. Don’t forget, ERI is wholesale only, so support your LFS and get this piece in your tank.
Cuttlefish Use Principles of Gestalt Theory to Pick Camouflage
A recent study found that cuttlefish vision is much more complicated than previously thought, and that they actually use principles of the famous Gestalt Theory to fill in the gaps in incomplete images and make them whole. This means that they can pick the perfect camouflage without seeing the entirety of the scene they are trying to blend in to.
Daily Photo: Squamosa Clams
Squamosa Clams
Daily Photo: Lettuce Nudibranch
Lettuce Nudibranch
Sea Urchin Spines Inspire Future Ideas for Concrete
For the first time, scientists have studied the structure of sea urchins’ spines.
Made of calcium carbonate, the most common reef building material, these tough spines have a number of naturally occuring forms.
February 3rd, 2012 
Industry News, Inverts, Lighting, Nano News, New Products, Opinion, Tanks 
No Comments » Nano News: Episode 02
This is the 2nd episode of Nano News, where I talk about nano reef related content and highlight interesting stuff I found during the week that pertains to the reefing hobby. If you would like to be featured in the FTS of the week, just leave a comment with a link to your tank’s picture or email me your FTS at JoeyRuberti@gmail.com. Be sure to check back for next week’s episode!
