by Admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
SECORE is a global coral reef conservation group involved in research, education, outreach, and reef restoration. They share with us a new film summarizing their important work. Share this video so your friends can get involved with SECORE. It's an excellent cause! by Admin | Jul 13, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
To date, studying corals at the microscopic level was confined to artificial laboratory settings. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography in California has designed and built a beast of a microscope that works undersea, allowing researchers (for the first time) to study corals in the wild at nearly micrometre resolution. by Admin | Jul 12, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
By now, we've all seen or have walked through submerged tunnels at public aquariums. The Byculla Zoo in Mumbai, India, is breaking ground on their new aquarium featuring a tunnel that is clear all the way around including the floor. by Admin | Jul 11, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
A Chinese company is using crowd-source funding to develop an aquarium system that features WiFi, rotatable underwater camera, social media sharing, drum feeder, optical water level sensor, temperature sensor, and app-controlled LED lights. by Leonard Ho | Jul 8, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Halichoeres gurrobyi is the newest described reef wrasse. Like a lot of fish from Mauritius, H.gurrobyi is as unique as it is beautiful with its brilliant yellow stripes and striking peduncle ocellus (false eyespot near its caudal tail). by Leonard Ho | Jul 7, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
We are seeing more aquascapes featuring terrestrial backdrops to create the illusion of picturesque landscape. This aquascape adds a very-well-done sandfall (AKA "underwater waterfall") to reinforce its visual trickery.
