by Leonard Ho | Jul 7, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist
Why, three, of course! This aquarium features three low-profile sandfalls (AKA underwater waterfalls), which look more like cascading whitewater than your classical ledge waterfalls. by Leonard Ho | Jul 6, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist
Research conducted in Okinawa, Japan, by graduate student Yu Miyazaki and associate professor James Davis Reimer from the University of the Ryukyus has found a very unusual new species of octocoral from a shallow coral reef in Okinawa, Japan. The new species can be considered a "living fossil", and is related in many ways to the unusual blue coral. The study was published in the open access journal ZooKeys. by Leonard Ho | Jul 3, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist
Paludariums are awesome, but we found one that is particularly special. This lovely marriage of a terrarium+aquarium features a bunch of cute OTOs, ficus bonsai, orchids, and a yellow canary taking a bath in it! by Admin | Jun 30, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist
Turns out, just about every marine animal at every step of the food chain is ... and at alarming rates. Earlier in the year, researchers confirmed that corals were eating microplastics.. Now new research provides indisputable evidence that zooplankton are eating lots of microplastics in the wild, which means every animal up the food chain is as well. Crikey! by Admin | Jun 29, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist
We love seeing aquariums of yesteryear. Two more antique aquariums listed on eBay - a 1876 cast iron tank and a seahorse-legged aquarium/stand setup - provide us a glimpse into our fishkeeping past. by Admin | Jun 24, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist
A new fascinating study discovered that giant clams (Tridacna squamosa) were much better able to survive and grow in elevated CO2 waters when they are under high PAR lighting.
