Aquaponics is pretty simple in concept. Imagine an aquarium that is plumbed into a hydroponic system; fish wastes are mineralized by microbes and ultimately utilized by the plants as nutrients. Technically speaking, even a mangrove propagule stuck in the back of an...
Temperate marine aquarists can expect significant increases in livestock selection through 2015. While most of the wholesalers have been bringing in a little bit more of the temperate stuff these days, the lion's share of new species will be available through...
Maybe you've worked in a key position in a groundbreaking aquaculture facility. Maybe you've traveled the world extensively on killer dive trips. Maybe you have an advanced degree in the marine sciences and have already led some fine research teams. Maybe you've...
Zoantharia is an order of anthozoans that, for the most part, look very similar to one another. Taxonomists are still trying to sort them all out. Many members of the suborder Brachycnemina could be missed due to their cryptic nature or simply because some are so...
The walleye or walleyed pike (Sander vitreus) is a perciform fish species that can be found in freshwater lakes and rivers across Canada and the northern United States. Thought they are better known for their taste than their color (for those you who haven't tried...
Generations ago, aquarium fish keepers may have seen themselves as sharing little more than a "pastime". But, with the rapid growth of marine aquarium keeping that began in the late 1980's, we came to see ourselves as participating in an industry as well as a hobby....
By Kenneth Wingerter There are so many reasons for our enduring fascination with aquarium fish. They readily exhibit a wide array of natural behaviors that can be incredibly interesting to observe. They take on every conceivable body form, ranging from elegant to...
For most, the term coral reef invokes-rather understandably-images of scleractinian (or, reef building) corals. While there is a bewildering diversity of color and form among scleractinian coral species, the group is almost exclusively zooxanthellate (i.e.,…
Ich, or white-spot disease, is a condition caused by infestation of the ciliated protozoan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis. Ich is well known—and feared—by those who care for freshwater fishes. The disease is easily transmitted and is capable of wiping out many or all of...
Zoantharia is an order of anthozoans that resembles both sea anemones and corals. All members are benthic, most are colonial and quite a few are superficially quite similar to one another. In fact, some species share so many morphological characteristics that they are...