Greetings from Aniloa! After three and a half days of collecting in the field, we’ve amassed a nice collection of corals, invertebrates, and fish to ship back to the Academy—here’s a quick overview.…
Rich Ross
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Three Men and No Guitar
Checking in for a 14-hour flight is always a good time. Checking in for a 14-hour flight with 11 items (three suitcases, five Action Packers, two bags, and Steinhart Director Bart Shepherd’s guitar) between three people is an amazingly good time.…
Heart beating in developing Banggai eggs
http://vimeo.com/84739968
Not much to say about this, except it is pretty cool. For more about breeding these fish check this out – http://packedhead.net/2008/breeding-the-banggai-cardinalfish/…
Hitler Finds out about AEFW – revamped for 2013 MACNA
For your amusement in the lead up to this years MACNA, here is a reefers version of the popular Hitler subtitle meme from the film "Downfall". Humble beginnings can have terrible endings, and most importantly, don't forget to QT your Acros. http://youtu.be/2jA_0XmiUeg
2013 Drum and Croaker Now Available
The 2013 edition of Drum and Croaker - A Highly Irregular Journal for the Public Aquarist, sponsored by the Columbus Zoo, is now available online. If you are not familiar with the publication, Drum and Croaker is a non-peer-reviewed journal that has acted as an...
Another first – captive bred Genicanthus watanabei
http://youtu.be/GZqBpBcC-zY Marine breeding is jumping forward in leaps and bounds! Marine Breeder extraordinaire Karen Brittain has done it again, this time with Genicanthus watanabei. The video shows 87/88 day old Watanabei angels being small, cute and awesome....
Instant Gratification
From Outsidetheglassbox.org Patience is a virtue –  Prudentius Reef tanks are not instant art. They are mini eco systems that take a bit of time to become stable and trying to rush things is generally a recipe for disaster. We can all understand the excitement about...
The Majano Wand – a must have in the fight against pest anemones
Pest anemones can be worse than a piece of popcorn stuck between your teeth; they annoyingly consume all of your attention, they multiply quickly, sting animals you like and it seems like no matter what you do to control them, there are always a few that appear...
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