Species Spotlight

Shooting For the Moon

Shooting For the Moon

By Quality Marine Staff | February 29, 2024

Aurelia aurita is the scientific name (or binomial nomenclature) for one of the world's most common (and beautiful) jellyfish … Read more
Yellow x Purple = Yurple!

Yellow x Purple = Yurple!

By Quality Marine Staff | February 22, 2024

If you're a Zebrasoma fish ultra geek (like most of us), you've heard the term “Yurple Tang” in hushed tones. If you're a bud … Read more
JOCULATORS! Mount Up!

JOCULATORS! Mount Up!

By Quality Marine Staff | February 16, 2024

Contrary to popular myth, the Joculator Angelfish was not the inspiration for a Warren G song back in 1994. What is true abou … Read more
Seriously Steenei

Seriously Steenei

By Quality Marine Staff | January 30, 2024

There is a group of fish that aquarium geeks like us have a complicated relationship with; they go by a few different names, … Read more
The Ghost in the Aquarium

The Ghost in the Aquarium

By Quality Marine Staff | January 25, 2024

The Weedy Ghost Pipefish is one of the coolest “oddball” fish you will ever see. They come in a full range of colors and when … Read more
Stupendous Scolymia!

Stupendous Scolymia!

By Quality Marine Staff | January 4, 2024

Between 1848 when it was first cataloged for western science and today, the coral that most of us call Scoly or Scolymia has … Read more
The Aptly Named Ornate Butterfly

The Aptly Named Ornate Butterfly

By Quality Marine Staff | December 19, 2023

Almost the world round, Chaetodon ornatissimus is known as the Ornate or Clown Butterflyfish, or a translation of these words … Read more