by Andrej Brummer | Feb 9, 2013 | Choosing Marine Life, marine Invertebrates, Marine Livestock
For todays’ blog post we are going to focus on that most recognisable, decorative symbol of the ocean; the Starfish! What organism could be more symbolic of the ocean in your saltwater aquarium than the humble Starfish? Starfish also known, as Sea Stars are a...
by Andrej Brummer | Jan 23, 2013 | marine Invertebrates, Saltwater Aquarium Health, Saltwater Aquarium Pests, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Fireworms can be saltwater aquarium nightmares…here’s what you can do about them Generally speaking the Polychaete worms we know as Bristleworms and their stinging bristled cousins the Fireworms are beneficial hitchhikers into a saltwater aquarium that...
by Andrej Brummer | Nov 19, 2012 | Choosing Marine Life, marine Invertebrates, Marine Livestock
Marine invertebrates are prized not only for their colours but their weird and wonderful forms, which are so alien to what is found on land. There are many different marine invertebrates (they make up the huge majority of the diversity of life in the ocean), so which...
by Andrej Brummer | Nov 12, 2011 | Coral Disease, Coral Keeping, Disease Prevention, marine Invertebrates
If there are very few illness symptoms, but a lot of possible causes how can you know what’s wrong? It’s no secret that non-moving or sessile (attached to the substrate) saltwater aquarium invertebrates are notorious for being difficult to diagnose...
by Andrej Brummer | Nov 1, 2011 | marine Invertebrates, Marine Livestock, Saltwater Aquarium Pests
The secretive Mantis shrimp looks amazing, like an (often) colourful cross between lobsters and shrimp, I’ve even eaten them in Vietnam and stalked them across the sea floor in Indonesia. However, you certainly don’t want these common live rock stowaways and...
by Andrej Brummer | Oct 7, 2011 | Choosing Marine Life, marine Invertebrates, saltwater aquarium maintenance, Saltwater Aquarium Tips
Why marine tank janitors? Today I am going to shed some light on a great boon for saltwater tank enthusiasts (especially reefers) and that is the purposeful selection of various saltwater aquarium species that make themselves very useful by: Grazing on pest algae....
