by AquaNerd | Jun 15, 2019 | Fish
Description The Striped Blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes) has alternating black and white striped that run the entire length of of the fish. A bright yellow coloration starts at the head and continues about half the length of the fish before it change to white about where the anal fin begins. The Striped Blenny is an active fish that can be seen swimming out in the open in search for prey. Temperament & Captive Care The Striped Blenny is a peaceful fish, but will defend itself if threatened. Like other blennies in the Meiacanthus family the Striped Blenny has venomous fangs and is sometimes referred to as the fang fang blenny. While the venom is typically not dangerous to humans hand feeding and handling without gloves is not recommended by Jen Lowy | Jun 3, 2019 | Aquaculture, Fish
Have you ever been so excited about getting a fish that you can’t sleep for a day or two beforehand? I went through just that this week- so much excitement and Friday couldn’t come soon... by Robert Woods | May 23, 2019 | Fish, Science
Owning a saltwater aquarium for most people, is not just a hobby, it’s an art in itself. Aquarists like to produce and maintain the brightest and most colorful tank, reproducing the fascinating world that we so rarely get to see in the ocean, right there in their own... by Admin | Apr 5, 2019 | Fish, Photography
Just about every dive center I’ve visited in the Indo-pacific region has a ‘Nemo City’ or, if named before a certain small animated fishes exploits, an ‘Anemone Garden’, and for an underwater photographer, they are always a good... by AquaNerd | Mar 31, 2019 | Fish
Joshua Seguine, of LaGrangeville, N.Y., was arrested Tuesday for allegedly keeping seven live sandbar sharks in an aboveground pool in his home. (A file image of a sandbar shark is pictured) (REUTERS/Paul Hanna PH/MA) A man has been arrested for allegedly keeping seven sandbar sharks in an aboveground pool in his New York home with intent to sell them online, officials said Wednesday. Joshua Seguine, 38, of LaGrangeville, N.Y., was charged with the illegal commercialization of fish, shellfish, crustaceans and wildlife on Tuesday, according to a release from New York Attorney General Letitia James. Police from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), along with biologists from the Long Island Aquarium and the Wildlife Conservation Society’s New York Aquarium, searched Seguine’s house and found the by Afishionado | Mar 19, 2019 | Aquaculture, Fish, Video
Continuing with our Aquaculture and captive bred success stories, I want to share with you a major accomplishment in the world of Aquaculture that happened a few years back. The success of captive breeding the yellow tang, Zebrasoma flavescens.…
