Amazing life in the waterdrop
A sample from the Salzgittersee.
Coral frags Sept. 2014
SUPER AUTUMN OFFER - super coral frags Super Autumn prices... ...up to 33% discount (unfortunately only as long as stocks last...) Pocillopora damicornis "Pink " from €17.50! Montipora sp. "Red "/ "Steel blue "/ "beige " from €9.50!! Montipora sp. "green" (New!) from €24.50! Stylophora Pistillata (see picture) only [...]
Fluorescence night dives at Marsa Shagra housereef
All these photographs have been taken during two night dives on the 8th and 10th august at Marsa Shagra together with my buddy Gerhard Kutschera. After excitation with a blue light torch most corals fluoresced in green light, but also partly in red, orange or blue light. Some fish have [...]
Fish Workshop in Marsa Shagra
FISH OF THE RED SEA In this 2-day part of the Marine Biology Workshop, we mainly dealt with fish and immersed ourselves in two different reef species:1. At Marsa Shagra House Reef, a coastal strip interrupted by a natural Bay (Marsa), and2. On the Elphinstone Reef, a platform reef that [...]
Marine Biology Workshop in Marsa Shagra
The topics of the 3-day workshop were : • Coral reef ecology • fishes of the Red Sea • plankton and microfauna • threats to marine ecosystems & marine conservation The evening presentation on “Coral reef ecology” began with the conditions and pre-requisites of coral reef ecosystems, reef building [...]
128. Like Quiz
After the exciting quiz at our 64th like we want to repeat that on the occasion of our 128th like! Quick and painless “What do you see on this picture???!” The one with the best answer until sunday, 13th july, will receive a prize! We [...]
Aquarium action day 2014
Aquarium action day for young & old. This day of action around the aquarium is directed by the stately Natural History Museum together with the Aquarium club Braunschweig e.v.. The day serves both the exchange of experience of experienced aquarist, as well as the information for beginners and incoming aquarium [...]
New Logo “GREEN CORALS”!
Now, we have a new logo: “GREEN CORALS” ! The old name “Biologische Meereskunde & Meeresaquaristik” was simply too long… Some have already showed appreciation for the fact that they don´t need to twist their tongue anymore by speaking this out. “GREEN CORALS” is just much more handy. [...]
Installation of a coral cultivation facility at GEOMAR, Kiel
Roughly half a year passed by since we projected and built up a closed recirculation unit for the keeping of warm water corals at the GEOMAR in Kiel. In 2 stages (4 days in all) a fully functioning coral reef aquarium was set up, with a rich stock of [...]