Daniel Knop

Daniel Knop is the founding editor of KORALLE, the world's leading reef and marine aquarium magazine, translated to English, French, Italian, Polish, and Russian.

He has also authored more than 20 books including some of Europe's bestselling marine aquarium titles.

Several of his books are available in English: Giant Clams, Successful Reef Aquariums,  Nano Reef Tanks,  and Corals: Indo-Pacific Field Guide are available in English.

Aside from his work as author and editor, he is co-owner of a company producing marine aquarium equipment and supplements (www.knop.de).

Daniel also works on supporting coral farming and reef conserving activities. In 1994 he developed a concept for farm-raising of corals with the help of native fishermen and other coastal citizens, firstly in the Philippines, later also in Indonesia, where he led projects setting up coral farms. At home in Germany he has kept reef aquaria from 6 to 6000 litres, and he regularly dives in tropical coral reefs to study inverts and make underwater photographs. Recently, a soft coral genus (Knopia) has been named after him.

Daniel Knop lives near Heidelberg, Germany.