Coral reefs contain natural “beauty salons,” lively social hubs of activity where fish “clients” swim up and wait to be serviced by smaller fish cleaners.

Another study in the Philippines suggests that 98% of the fish perish the first year in an aquarium. Only two dozen of the 2,300 traded coral fish species can be bred in captivity in commercial volume ...

Incredible detailed photographs capture the beauty of coral in all its colorful natural glory. Los Angeles photographer gets up close to marine life ...