by Leonard Ho | Nov 10, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Polls tracking pet ownership show that the number of fishkeepers (particularly marine fishkeepers) have increased in the USA over the past five years. However, over the same time period, UK fishkeepers have declined substantially. How is the fishkeeping scene where you live? by Leonard Ho | Nov 8, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Parapercis altipinnis is a new species of pygmy sandperch discovered on deep (55-65 meter) rubble zones at Cebu, Philippines. This fish was first spotted in captivity in 2016 - a specimen purchased from a local aquarium in Belgium. by Leonard Ho | Nov 6, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Nigel's aquascape hasn't quite filled out yet, but the "bones" of this fallen forest scenery are already gorgeous. Nigel says he's new to aquascaping. Could have fooled me. by Leonard Ho | Nov 3, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Tridacna clams are some of the most colorful reef organisms. Their iridescent spots, called iridophores, not only give them sparkly beauty, but they serve an important function for photosynthesis. Scientists want to mimick this feature of giant clams to improve biofuel production. by Leonard Ho | Nov 1, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Yi-Kai Tea and Anthony Gill describe a new species of fairy wrasse that is without a doubt one of the reddest fish in the sea. The researchers bestowed it a most approproiate common name: the magma fairy wrasse. by Leonard Ho | Oct 30, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Corals are known to ingest plastic, and now scientists have discovered that corals actually preferred the taste of unfouled microplastics vs microplastics covered with bacteria by a factor of three.
