by Leonard Ho | Feb 12, 2012 | Advanced Aquarist
Situated east of Papua New Guinea (NE of Australia), the Solomon Islands was a strategic gateway location for many intense ground and naval battles of World War II. Time has largely mended the scars of warfare, and visitors today are treated to beautiful reef sites ... some borne out of war. by Advanced Aquarist | Feb 11, 2012 | Advanced Aquarist
In January, we learned about new measures being considered in Hawai'i on banning/regulating the aquarium trade, drooled over a split-personality clam, watched a video about the relationship a pearlfish has with a sea cucumber, saw the world's largest conical aquarium. Here's a look back at our most popular posts for January 2012. by Leonard Ho | Feb 10, 2012 | Advanced Aquarist
Are you looking to redecorate your high-end bathroom with a modern and unique sink? Do you have a nagging compulsion to perform your daily hygiene over an audience of fish? Then consider the 'Moody Aquarium Sink' sold by OpulentItems.com. by Leonard Ho | Feb 10, 2012 | Advanced Aquarist
Japan always gets the coolest fish. And no, I'm not just talking about the uber exotic and expensive species but also simple fish like cardinals. Or at least you would think they should be simple to collect and export State-side. Yet they rarely find their way into the American aquarium trade. Case in point: Rhabdamia gracilis by Advanced Aquarist | Feb 10, 2012 | Advanced Aquarist
MASNA has just launched a new initiative, HawaiiBanFactCheck.org, to keep stakeholders and interested parties informed about the issues surrounding the pending legislation in the Hawaiian legislature banning all fish collection for the aquarium trade. by Advanced Aquarist | Feb 9, 2012 | Advanced Aquarist
Have you ever seen a shark eating another shark? It's rarely observed in nature and most of the evidence for shark predation by another shark has usually been confirmed only from stomach contents. Not this time.