Leonard Ho
  • I'm a passionate aquarist of over 30 years, a coral reef lover, and the blog editor for Advanced Aquarist. While aquarium gadgets interest me, it's really livestock (especially fish), artistry of aquariums, and "method behind the madness" processes that captivate my attention.

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Two new Devario “Giant Danio” species


Two new Devario "Giant Danio" species


Devario annnataliae

Devario annnataliae is only recorded from torrents close to the foot of Brahmana Ella waterfall in the Sinharaja World Heritage Site, which is a protected reserve so this fish is unlikely to find its way to the aquarium trade.

Hawaii’s Supreme Court suspends aquarium fish collection


Hawaii's Supreme Court suspends aquarium fish collection


Potter’s angelfish (Centropyge potteri) on the left and Kole tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus). Photo by Dr. Dwayne Meadows, NOAA/NMFS/OPR

After an eleven-year campaign by anti-aquarium activists led by Rene Umberger and Bob Wintner, in June 2017, Hawaii state legislators passed bill SB1240 to end the issuance of new aquarium fish permits. 

How much is GloFish worth?


How much is GloFish worth?


GloFish

Yorktown Technologies sold its GloFish intellectual property to Spectrum Brands, a highly diversified consumer products company whose product lines include well-known brands such as Black+Decker, Rayovac, Armor-all, as well as aquarium brands such as Tetra and Marineland. 

Man guilty of smuggling $1mil worth of illegal live coral


Man guilty of smuggling $1mil worth of illegal live coral


(Above) Ricordea polyps on reef substrate seized from defendant.

Aristides Sanchez, owner of the Arecibo-based saltwater aquarium business, Wonders of the Reef Aquarium, has pled guilty to two counts of violating the US Lacey Act for the collection, smuggling, and sale of innumerous protected marine invertebrates.

How do reef fish recognize toxic prey?


How do reef fish recognize toxic prey?


Goniobranchus splendidus. Photo by Steve Clay

As it turns out, the bright red spots on this nudibranches are not the reason why reef fish avoid this unpalatable sea slug. It is actually the yellow rim that borders the white body of this sea slug that serves as visual deterrent to fish … at least the Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) the researchers tested. 

Five new Grallenia reef gobies

Grallenia_comparison.jpg

The five new Grallenia gobies were all discovered living on sandy bottom habitats. Prior to the formal description of these gobies, the genus Grallenia only had three recognized species.  The first species, Grallenia lipi, was described in 2007.