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. by Leonard Ho | Jul 24, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Three new and beautiful species of tiny shrimps are described from the southern-most tip of South Africa. One shares a special relationship with octopus, another with hermit crabs, and the third has bling for eyes. by Leonard Ho | Jul 20, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
If you are a cichlid keeper/lover, be forewarned you may find this article unsettling. A Malaysian man posts photos and a video of him cleaning and stir-frying a spectacular mature flowerhorn cichlid for dinner. by Leonard Ho | Jul 19, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
In evolution, a high sex drive does not always pay off. Female mosquitofish swim away from over-impetuous lovers because they leave them hardly any time to feed and also tend to injure their genitalia more often.