Scientists connect brains of two nudibranchs species
Giant Nudibranch (Dendronotus iris) | Photo courtesy of Bruce WightFrom Georgia State University:Neuroscientists rewire brain of one species to have... Read more.
Stony corals secrete acid-rich proteins to produce skeleton
Stylophora pistillata is a colorful and well-studied stony coral common in the Indo-Pacific. Credit: Kevin Wyman/Rutgers UniversityScientists are gaining... Read more.
A mysterious freshwater goby finally gets a name
Captive specimen of Pseudogobiopsis lumbantobing, supposedly imported from Myanmar (unconfirmed distribution). Photograph by Christophe MailletAround... Read more.
How coralline algae can still grow in acidified water
Coralline algae growing beneath kelpResearchers have also shown that some corals are able to maintain constant pH within their calcifying fluids.... Read more.
Trimma finistrinum is a dazzling new Fijian dwarf goby
Trimma finistrinum swimming upside down. Photo by B: R. Myers.Richard Winterbottom describes Trimma finistrinum alongside another new Fiji Trimma goby,... Read more.
RIP Dr. Herbert Richard Axelrod
Dr. Herbert Richard Axelrod’s most recognizable contribution to the aquarium hobby was the magazine he founded in 1952, Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine... Read more.
The many looks of Apistogramma megastoma, a new cichlid
(above) Subdominant males subordinated by aggressive dominant females.Apistogramma megastoma sp. nov is described by Uwe Römer et al. in Vertebrate... Read more.
The beautiful, complicated relationship between a fish and a coral
Dascyllus marginatus above Stylophora pistillata. Photo by lead author of the paper, Nur Garcia-HerreraCoral reefs are very complex communities with... Read more.
New distribution partnership to expand European aquatic brands to USA
Press release:NATIONWIDE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT Deepwater Distribution Group partners with Central Pet Distribution Deepwater Global Distribution... Read more.
David Saxby’s reef tank and fish room are the stuff of dreams
UK’s aquarist magazine, Practical Fishkeeping, recently featured an article about their country’s most famous reefkeeper and reef aquarium. After 13... Read more.