by Marcin Smok | Sep 6, 2017 | Eye Candy, Fish, MACNA, Photography
Every MACNA show has a “dark horse” of an exhibitor, and few would have guessed that a relatively small startup company would hold that title on the show’s floor in New Orleans. Occupying a tiny corner next to Piscine Energetics booth, Poma Labs gathered huge crowds... by xeniaforever | Jun 17, 2017 | Cephalopods
Cephalopod Week has just kicked off with this new video, featuring Richard Ross, his secret home aquarium/lab, and some great footage and information about breeding octopuses - specifically, octopus chierchiae, the lesser Pacific striped octopus. by Fused Jaw | Aug 24, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science, Tanks
Female Rainbow Belly Pipefish Microphis deocata showing her breeding sail. Microphis deocata, also known as Indian Royal Green Pipefish or Rainbow Belly Pipefish, are one of very few completely freshwater pipefish species on the planet. They are a small brownish green pipefish that grow to a maximum of 6.5″. What makes this species truly unique is the brightly colored sail the females of the species use for courtship. Microphis deocata are found in the Brahmaputra River that runs between India and Bangladesh. They are a threatened species as a result of seasonal flooding within these two countries and are not commonly available commercially in the aquarium trade. There is very little information available at all on this species and so I am offering my experience with this by Marcin Smok | May 31, 2016 | Aquaculture, Corals, Industry, Opinion
Let’s talk about something unusual, extraordinary even. No, it’s not the newest, greatest, Wi-Fi enabled LED light or a DC-powered, funky shaped skimmer. Instead, it’s frozen food for fish and other inhabitants in your... by Tami Weiss | Jan 7, 2016 | Conservation, Fish, Opinion, Reef, Science, Seahorses
Dwarf Seahorses among Galaxaura subverticillata, one of the macroalgaes they associate with in the wild. 2016 will see wild Dwarf Seahorse Hippocampus zosterae gain new protections in the waters around Florida. These regulations are designed to limit their harvest from the wild in order to sustainably manage Dwarf Seahorse populations. The proposed regulations: Recreational bag limit: reduce the current limit of five (5) of each species of seahorse (within the 20 organism aggregate bag limit for all Marine Life species) to five (5) seahorses total per person per day Commercial trip limit: reduce the current daily commercial limit from 400 dwarf seahorses to 200 per person or per vessel (whichever is less) Establish an annual commercial quota of 25,000 individual dwarf seahorses and provide for closure of the recreational and
