by Leonard Ho | Mar 18, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Pistol shrimps (AKA snapping shrimps) are the loudest critter in the sea. But if you raise CO2 levels high enough, they can fall silent. This actually has very dire consequences for coral reefs because many animals use the sound of pistol shrimps to make their life decisions. by Leonard Ho | Mar 17, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
The five new crab species were all discovered in the secluded Konkan region of the Western Ghats mountain range in India, where they appear indigenous. It's unlikely any of these will make it into the aquarium trade any time soon, but what an amazing exhibit these would make! by Leonard Ho | Mar 16, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Corydoras eversi is a vibrant orange cory catfish discovered in rio Araguaia, Brazil by a fishkeeper and cory breeder! It's been in the aquarium trade for some time now, known among fishkeepers as Corydoras sp. “Guarana." Now it has a formal description. by Leonard Ho | Mar 15, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
John E. Randall and Sergey V. Borgorodsky have described five new pygmy sweeper (Parapriacanthus sp.) species. Don't feel bad if you don't know what a sweeper, let alone pygmy sweeper, is. These schooling fish rarely make it into the aquarium trade. by Leonard Ho | Mar 15, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Studio Blue Aquatics is a new local fish store in Surprise, AZ (yes, that is the real name of the city). They set up this aquascape "play area" for customers to try out aquascaping ideas before committing to their driftwood and rock purchases. by Leonard Ho | Mar 14, 2016 | Advanced Aquarist
Several major media outlets are all-of-a-sudden reporting about fish caught using cyanide for the aquarium trade. That's because this month the Center for Biological Diversity submitted a petition to NOAA and the National Fish and Wildlife Service to ban cyanide-caught fish.
