by Admin | Jul 12, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
Even down at 300 feet deep, lionfish are still prevalent ‐ and big! This is the finding from a recent Ohio State University dive in the Atlantic just off the coast of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, home of this year's MACNA. by Admin | Jul 11, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
Corals may let certain bacteria get under its skin, according to a new study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and soon to be published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology. The study offers the first direct evidence that Stylophora pistillata, a species of reef-building coral found throughout the Indian and west Pacific Oceans, harbors bacterial denizens deep within its tissues. by Admin | Jul 10, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment. Research headed by Dr. Anders Garm at the Marine Biological Section of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, showed that starfish eyes are image-forming and could be an essential stage in eye evolution. by Admin | Jul 10, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
We know some people complain about blue light sometimes used to shoot reef aquarium photographs. We know some may think it looks unnatural. But the truth is fluorescence is natural, beautiful, and may be a closer representation of how most reef life sees their neon world. by Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
Using a light curable adhesive and a dental UV light source, we might speed up our fragging sessions. by Admin | Jul 9, 2013 | Advanced Aquarist
A 83 year old man died this week after contracting a "flesh eating" bacteria (Vibrio vulnificus) after tropical seawater splashed on an open wound while he was out fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. Three others have also been hospitalized by the same bacteria.
