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The Rariphotic: Smithsonian Researchers Name New Ocean Zone

by Leonard Ho | Mar 22, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist

Manned submersibles in Curaçao are discovering so many new species of super deep-water reef fish that scientists are now defining a new ocean zone below the mesophotic. The rariphotic (400 to 1,000 feet deep) is an undiscovered world where half (if not more) fish are still unknown to man.

Some clownfish lack personalities

by Leonard Ho | Mar 20, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist

A study has concluded that some clownfish species are full of individual personalities while others had no discernible individual personality traits.

Color-changing reef fishes “see” with their skin

by Leonard Ho | Mar 16, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist

If you've kept reef fish, you know that many species - from tangs to anthias to wrasses - can change colors. But did you know that fish don't rely just on their eyes to adjust their colors? Scientists have found DNA evidence that a fish's skin "see."

Decision-making in fish with parasites are impaired

by Leonard Ho | Mar 12, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist

A new study has concluded that parasites such as marine ich and flukes not only tax a fish's body but also its mind. The study is also reminds us why the aquarium trade shouldn't harvest cleaner wrasses.

One of the largest plecos now described

by Leonard Ho | Mar 9, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist

L186 now has a formal description. Pseudacanthicus major is the newest described Loricariid. Hailing from the Amazon, this monster pleco can grow upwards of two feet (600mm).

Marian Sterian’s magnificent Dutch aquascape

by Leonard Ho | Mar 5, 2018 | Advanced Aquarist

Dutch-style aquascapes are the closest thing to underwater (living) floral arrangements. By purely relying on the composition of high-contrast plants, Marian is able to create an amazing aquascape without rocks and woods.
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