by Leonard Ho | Aug 7, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
When you zoom in on baby Malawi cichlids, you'll see them constantly opening and closing their mouths at lightning speed. It's a strange behavior, and now scientists have discovered its purpose. The baby fish are actually exercising their jaws to promote bone formation and ultimately shaping their mouths. by Leonard Ho | Aug 4, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
There are a lot of really fascinating videos of birds (of all feathers) feeding pond fish. Why do birds do this? Some animal behaviorists hypothesize these birds might see fish mouth as baby bird mouths, so their parental instinct kicks in. Whatever the reason, it's really cute. by Leonard Ho | Aug 2, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
After a mere nine months, Nicholas Liu's 360 gallon (72x40x24 inch) reef tank is already shaping up to be a world-class aquarium. by Leonard Ho | Jul 31, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Girls might MATURE more quickly than boys when it comes to humans. But scientists have discovered the male livebearing fish (e.g. guppies, mollies, platies, swordtails) EVOLVE more quickly than females. by Leonard Ho | Jul 28, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
We've long assumed that the technique of restoring reefs by fragging (a technique pioneered by reefkeepers) and transplanting the frags to new reef sites works, and now a new study proves it. Fragging caused no harm to parent (donor) colonies, and outplanted frags grow and behave just like wild colonies. by Leonard Ho | Jul 26, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Look at these tiny bundles of joy! Technology has allowed zoom in clownfish eggs in stunning detail, and what we see are hundreds inquisitive lil' eyes staring right back at us.
