Leonard Ho, Author at Reefs.com

Dinosaur’s extinction ushered in ‘Age of Fish’

Jul 10, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist

From the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD):

The mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs gave rise to the modern ‘Age of Fishes,’ Scripps researchers find

A pair of paleobiologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego have determined that the world’s most numerous and diverse vertebrates – ray-finned fishes – began their ecological dominance of the oceans 66 million years ago, aided by the mass extinction event that killed off dinosaurs.

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Study finds plastic bags can be deadly to fish

Jul 9, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist

Photo by Mark Fischer

: Orchid Dottyback. Photo by Martin Cron.

In a study recently published in the journal Chemosphere, scientists exposed orchid dottybacks (Pseudochromis fridmani) to two FDA food-grade polyethylene bags sourced from different manufacturers.

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In North Korea, dead aquarium livestock equals death sentence

Jul 8, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist

Kim Jong-un is none too pleased with this aquaculture staff.

Aquaculture is risky business in the DPRK

According to a report in UK’s Mirror, North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ordered the death of the manager of a terrapin farm after touring the facility.

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What’s even cooler than two underwater waterfalls?

Jul 7, 2015 | Advanced Aquarist

Last year, we published an article of a gorgeous two-waterfall aquarium; FYI: the article also explains what underwater waterfalls really are (sandfalls) and has a tutorial video for creating sandfalls in case this is something you want to try yourself (and it is something you want to try).

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