Summer Course at BIOS to Focus on Coral Reef Fishes
An upcoming course in coral reef ecology, offered by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS), will give university-level students a unique opportunity to... Read more.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Rotifers, Part I
By Kenneth Wingerter Progressive aquarists have every good reason to familiarize themselves with the biology of the Rotifaria. Firstly, these diverse and surpri... Read more.
An Overview of Rotifaria: Part II
By Ken Wingerter Rotifers have for many millions of years played key ecological roles in a wide range of natural habitats, and have in much more recent days bec... Read more.
An Overview of Rotifaria: Part III
By Kenneth Wingerter The aquaculture industry has certainly grown over the last couple of decades. A considerable amount of this progress owes to advancements i... Read more.
Exposure to Waterborne Microbes Induces Happy High for Aquarists?
Years ago, I worked a few seasons in the Alaskan crab fisheries. As one might expect, this is the kind of setting where you’re going to meet some pretty tough... Read more.
Special Exhibit Features Examples of Planted Aquaria
Aquarium keeping is clearly as much an art as it is a science. Yet, outside of public aquariums, we do not often see aquaria formally displayed in public galler... Read more.
Rabbitfish Fisheries Possible Model for Culture of Marine Ornamentals?
Bagoóng is a traditional condiment for Filipino cuisine that is made of fermented fish or shrimp. Bagoóng isdâ, the fishy version, is fermented in brine for ... Read more.
Study Shows Corals Consume Microplastics
Unfortunately, the solid plastic trash we often see in the ocean (bottles, bags, etc.) is only a portion of the plastic waste that has been deposited there. A c... Read more.
Parasite Responsible for Color of Popular Tetra
Any aquarist knows that there are a lot of really colorful fishes out there. But, some really stand out. One such species is the bronze tetra (Hemigrammus rodwa... Read more.
Aquaponics Fast Becoming A Preferred Method of Cannabis Cultivation
Aquaponics is pretty simple in concept. Imagine an aquarium that is plumbed into a hydroponic system; fish wastes are mineralized by microbes and ultimately uti... Read more.