Technique developed to grow corals directly on microscope slides
(a) A colony of P. damicornis. Polyps appear as brown dots covering the colony surface. (b) Under salinity stress, polyps from a small P. damicornis branch (0 h)... Read more.
First aquacultured yellow tangs are finally here!
Juvenile (still transparent!) yellow tangs at the Hawaii’s Oceanic Institute … looking for forever homes now!The Oceanic Institute of Hawaii... Read more.
Make it rain!
Angelo Garcia’s planted “rain tank”Note: Video playback in this article requires Adobe Flash The soothing pitter-patter of raindrops. ... Read more.
The easiest way to win an Aqua Illumination Prime LEDÂ light!
The AI Prime is a fully controllable (through your iOS, Android, or internet-connected devices), 50-watt, full-spectrum LED lighting system with a value of $199.00... Read more.
A $500 Aquarium Backpack?!
The Etsy description is very spartan and vague, so we aren’t even sure if this made-to-order product is legitimate or simply an artistic statement. What... Read more.
Product recall: Top Fin Power Filters
According to the recall, a conductor on the pump motor can become exposed and electrify the aquarium water, posing a shock hazard to consumers. This recall involves... Read more.
Isopod strips down for the camera
The public aquarium’s fifth captive isopod (cleverly named “No.5”) measures an impressive 10 inches (25 cm) in length and weighs in at 2.75 lbs... Read more.
A new, red, mini pleco species
Photograph by M.H. Sabaj Pérez.Peckoltia wernekei is known from the upper Orinoco River in Amazonas State, Venezuela. P.wernekei is genetically... Read more.
Vitamin C may be vital to coral growth
Are your SPS getting enough vitamin C? In vertebrates, vitamin C is an essential nutrient for bone morphogenesis. It turns out that it may also be important... Read more.
Cobitis takenoi: A new loach species
Spawning color (top) vs regular pigmentation (bottom) of Cobitis takenoiCobitis takenoi is currently only known from an undisclosed location in Tango... Read more.