by Admin | Sep 24, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
As far as aberrant pigmentation in marine fish go, this trigger recently up for sale by justrarefish.com is one of the more unique specimens we've come across. While aberrant tangs and angelfish are rare, we see a few examples every year. But triggers? Not so much. by Admin | Sep 23, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
Filmed for her master's in Wildlife Filmmaking at the at the University of West England, Rachel Wicks documents a two-week time frame at the Aquarium as it leads up to the debut of a major new exhibit. by Admin | Sep 20, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
At 80 years in captivity, Granddad is the oldest known fish in any aquarium in the world. On September 17, 2013, the Shedd Aquarium celebrated his anniversary in grand fashion with a public ceremony, official Chicago proclamation, and of course a birthday cake! by Admin | Sep 19, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
This is a Rhinochimera (a long snout chimera) of the genus Harriotta. This amazing deepwater fish is rarely photographed, let alone filmed. At the great depths of Hydrographer Canyon in the northern Atlantic, explorers on the NOAA ship Okeanos Explorer captured footage of one of the most elegant and exotic creatures on Earth. by Admin | Sep 19, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
We tend to view the foundation of the food pyramid from the base up, but overfishing fish at the very top can create serious imbalances at the bottom of the food chain as well. Researchers have found that overfishing apex predators like reef sharks causes a reduction in the number of herbivores (e.g. parrotfish, tangs, blennies) that keep reefs healthy by grazing algae. Why does this happen? The reduction of apex predators results in an increase in mid-level predators such as snappers and groupers who hunt herbivores. by Admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
Owner Richard Perrin and employee Joseph Franko are charged with illegally taking a number of protected species of coral and fish and if convicted could spend up to ten years in prison.
