by Leonard Ho | Oct 23, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Scientists have finally answered this age-old, existential question we've all asked ourselves in moments of clarity. It appears that fish do not mellow out on cannabinoids. Oh well. by Leonard Ho | Oct 20, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Austrolebias pelotape is a newly described seasonal killifish. All known populations of this species are limited to urban areas around the town of Pelotas, Brazil, making this beauty very rare and critically endangered. by Leonard Ho | Oct 18, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Orphek has updated their Atlantik Compact LEDs to "V4" configuration, which means it now shares the 380nm to 850nm (UV to infrared) LED array of its bigger brother. by Leonard Ho | Oct 12, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Inspired by science and horticultural grow-lights, IM has designed a new refugium light that is optimal for growing chaetomorpha algae in refugiums with a lot of attention paid to a form factor suitable for this particular application. by Leonard Ho | Oct 9, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Shrimp tanks are popular among freshwater aquarists, but marine aquarists largely view shrimps as afterthoughts. Why? It's not as if coral reefs aren't filled with colorful and interesting shrimps such as this newly described snapping shrimp. by Leonard Ho | Oct 6, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Scientists have closely examined the brains of mantis shrimp and discovered a brain structure that was previously only found in insects. The reason why crustaceans and insects resemble each other is increasingly evident: they diverged from the same evolutionary ancestor.