December 2011’s Most Popular Posts
December 2011’s most popular posts!#10: Interesting new Aqua-Check photometer spotted across the pond ReefNews.eu just reported on a ne... Read more.
Brainless, faceless prehistoric fish found in Scottish waters
An Amphioxus found in Scottish waters.These interesting and unique fish were found just off the coast of Tankerness in Orkney and has been described... Read more.
Do you have a rats nest of power cords around your tank? A Plug Hub might be your solution.
Your Tank, Untangled.The Plug Hub is a cord management system that works in conjunction with a standard power strip to manage the problematic rat... Read more.
Harbor porpoises are returning to San Francisco Bay after a 65 year absence
A group of harbor porpoises in San Francisco Bay, photographed from the Golden Gate Bridge. Photo by William Keener of the Golden Gate Cetacean Research ... Read more.
Sea Cucumbers: Nature’s Calcium Reactor?
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber. Photo by LASZLO ILYES / flickr.Read Rob Toonen’s article about sea cucumbers to learn more about their captive care.... Read more.
Celebrate this Christmas season with an electric-eel-controlled Christmas tree [video]
Rockin’ around the Christmas tree!Electric eels, as you know, produce an electrical current when they move and when they attack prey. They hav... Read more.
Drawing a fossilized squid with its own ink?
Squid, Belemnotheutis antiquus, drawn with its own fossilized ink. Photo by BNPS.The squid, Belemnotheutis antiquus, was uncovered during a recent V... Read more.
Waldorf Astoria Maldives begins coral reef restoration program
Seamarc developed a new artificial reef system, the “coral trays”.When I first read about this program, I thought it sounded very similar to the... Read more.
Who wouldn’t want this? A Roomba for your aquarium glass! [video]
The RoboSnail unit.I love this product. Think of never having to scrape aquarium glass or acrylic again! I remember times when I would get busy, neg... Read more.
Planking: even dolphins are getting into the act
It’s not just for humans any longer. Photo by L. Mazzuca.In their paper “Two Unusual Interactions Between a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops... Read more.