From the University of British Columbia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SoNQGPClWY
A UBC-led research team has developed a new global coral bleaching database that could help scientists predict future bleaching events.
Photo by Brett Le Blanc, Las Vegas Review.
As reported by the Las Vegas Review Journal, on April 27,2017 around 10pm, the truck caught on fire, but the fire was extinguished quickly. However, around 5am the following day, the truck once again reignited from yet unknown causes.
Reef2Reef.com acquires 3reef.com
Reef2Reef.com has grown quickly since its inception in 2006. Now they are set to become even bigger with the acquisition of another reefkeeping forum, 3reef.com
Adelotremus deloachi holotype, (right side reversed). Photograph by Mark V. Erdmann.
Adelotremus deloachi is only the second recognized species of the genus. The first Adelotremus species, A.
Like any good artist, a good aquascaper can draw your eye where he/she intends.
This is Thai aquascaper Ittipong Deewan’s creation, “Cave of Souls.” By selecting the appropriately sized rocks, plants, and live stock and arranging the elements to create a framed vanishing point towards the top middle (aided by the placement of the light, which draws your eyes towards the vanishing point), Deewan was able to create the illusion of width and depth that belies the aquariums actual small dimensions.
Dinner?
Researchers in the Red Sea documented moral eel preying on lionfish for the first time. Gymnothorax moral eel were recorded hunting the lionfish, Pterois miles, whose natural range extends from the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, and the Indo-Pacific.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oOH1fpn2gI
Needless to say, this ten gallon bowfront aquarium is worlds better than the tiny fish bowls that too many bettafish find themselves. Adding terrestrial plants above the aquascape (thus making this setup an open-top paludarium) completes a wonderful lush biotope for a betta.
Ctenochaetus striatus in the Red Sea. Photo by Derek Keats (c.c.)
In a new paper published in Coral Reefs, Researchers wanted to compare the algae-eating abilities of two tangs: Acanthurus nigrofuscus vs.
Meiacanthus cyanopterus
The venom found in Meiacanthus’ fangs is not potent enough to seriously affect humans. They’re mainly aimed at temporarily immobilizing small predators to give blennies the time escape.
Opistognathus schrieri, holotype, UF 185355, male, 48.0 mm SL, fresh (immediate postmortem), off Curaçao (Z.S. Randall)
Like most jawfish such as its better known blue-spotted (Opistognathus rosenblatti) and yellowheaded jawfish (O.