by Leonard Ho | Nov 26, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
SFGate.com reports that San Francisco will soon establish an "amnesty pond" for people to dispose of unwanted pet fish. The Presidio Trust - a federal agency established to conserve SF Bay - decided to create this pond because too many pet fish were being dumped into local natural lakes. by Leonard Ho | Nov 25, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
Pacific Sun is on a roll lately with a lot of ingenious "why didn't anyone think of that" product launches. Their newest invention is the Kore 5th Magnetic Stirrer - a 5 station stirring platform to compliment their powerful Kore 5th doser. Never shake bottles again. by Leonard Ho | Nov 24, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
At a depth of 600 meters, researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute captured video of one of the least documented and craziest fish in the world: a 9cm long Melanocetus sp. deep-sea angler, AKA black seadevil. You may remember seeing an animated depiction of this fish in a obscure lil' movie called "Finding Nemo." by Leonard Ho | Nov 21, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
Fish collection for the aquarium trade is a hotly debated topic right now in West Hawaii, where their county council is considering measures to regulate the aquarium trade - from bagging requirements to bans. They've accepted public commentaries. However, when you see such explicit disregard for science, where do we go from here? by Leonard Ho | Nov 20, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
Big industry news! Petco has announced that it is acquiring online pet retailer Drs. Foster and Smith, whose assets includes Live Aquaria. We share their press release. by Leonard Ho | Nov 20, 2014 | Advanced Aquarist
German aquascaper Eddy based his latest aquarium, Roca De Plata ("Silver Rock") on the concept of a gnarly flooded tree base rooted over grey slate stones. The effect is gorgeous!
