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Designed for maximum macro algae growth, the ChaetoMax™ Refugium LED has taken the proven technology behind indoor horticulture and crafted the optimal spectral recipe specifically designed for macro algae photosynthesis.
Alpheopsis paratrigona sp. nov
Alpheopsis paratrigona is a new Alpheid (snapping/pistol) shrimp discovered in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Florida. It is unclear whether A.
With exceptionally keen vision and the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, mantis shrimp are formidable predators of coral reefs around the world. (Image: Roy L. Caldwell, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley)
From the University of Arizona:
This is Sascha Hoyer and his fiancé Jenny Sandrock’s awe-inspiring fish room aquascaping studio. Sacha is a relative newcomer to the aquascaping scene, but it is clear this man is on a mission to the reach new aquascaping heights.
Every guppy has its own distinct personality. Photo by Gerard Lacz/Rex/Shutterstock
From the University of Exeter:
A school of Pterapogon kauderni
From the University of Bristol:
Human activities, like spreading cities, transport and construction, generate a lot of noise that travels faster in water than in air.
Diogenes heteropsammicola sp. nov.
A new hermit crab species can live in a walking coral’s cavity in a reciprocal relationship, replacing the usual marine worm partner, according to a study published September 20, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Momoko Igawa and Makoto Kato from Kyoto University, Japan.
You are (as colorful as) what you eat. Photo by Jenny Hueng.
Most reef fish can grow up healthy on monolithic diets consisting of, for example, only mysis shrimp or brine shrimp. However, these foods are lacking in color because they lack color-enhancing compounds.
For more information about Ralph’s Reef Tank, visit his aquarium’s Facebook page (aquariums this great deserve their own Facebook page!).
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Late-stage embryos of one of the study species, Amphiprion melanopus (cinnamon clownfish). Credit: Jen Atherton
From the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies:
A recent discovery has uncovered that two species of damselfish can recognise their relatives by smell – and it’s all happening before any of them have even hatched.