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Climate Change And Its Effect On Fish Nutrition

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. From Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel (GEOMAR): Rising water temperatures and acidification affect important plankton organism First laboratory study reveals effects of two environmental factors on copepods In an experiment with organisms from …

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Jellyfish Watch

By Scott Groseclose School is about to begin for many and Summer is coming to a close but the Jellyfish season is in high gear along the coast. After returning from the South Carolina Coast I’m happy not surprised to report that the Jellyfish and Read more here…

Salty Q&A: To Rinse Or Not To Rinse Frozen Foods?

By Jeff Kurtz Question This is probably a silly question, but should I rinse frozen food before feeding it to my fish? I usually just thaw the food in a cup full of aquarium water and pour it right in.” – Submitted by GMan Answer Read more here…

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A Look At Wrasses, The Labridae Family

By Scott Groseclose Wrasses are one of the most common fish in the aquarium trade but did you know that there are over 600 species of Wrasses included with in 82 genera, making Wrasses one of the largest fish families. Typically, wrasses are small in Read more here…

One Of The World’s Most Beautiful Reefs Is Russian

A New American Crayfish

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. You may think that we’ve identified all the organisms within populated areas, but Fallicambarus schusteri isn’t the first new species of crayfish discovered in places frequented by humans. For example, in 2014, a tiny green Gramastacus Read more here…

The Long Island Aquarium: A Pleasant Surprise Near The Tip Of The Island

By Ellery Wong If you are ever visiting NYC and have time for a day trip out on Long Island, I would highly suggest the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center out in Riverhead as an excellent family destination. The center is about a one-hour Read more here…

Two Hour Video Of Long Island Aquarium’s Epic 20,000g Reef

Purple Firefish: Nemmateleotris Decora

By Albert B Ulrich III Purple Firefish Guide The Nemmateleotris decora, commonly known as Purple Firefish, Purple Dartfish, Flame Firefish, Decorated Dartfish, Fire Goby or Decorated Firefish, the Indo-west-Pacific Ocean area in 1973. Its natural coloration is white to various degrees of yellow shades, …

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Joe Knows Reefs Live Sale And Drawing

By Scott Groseclose Our friend and AquaNerd sponsor Joe Knows Reefs is having a 12 hour summer live sale and drawing beginning this coming Saturday afternoon at 3:00 PM EST. Don’t miss out on your chance to enter and win a $250.00 gift card. Here Read more here…