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Neptune Systems Announces New PMUP
By Scott Groseclose Nope this is not a typo, The new PMUP ,Practical Multi Purpose Utility Pump, is Neptune Systems latest product announcement. The PMUP is designed to interface with the Neptune Apex controllers as an Auto-Top Off pump, Calcium or Carbon reactor pump. The Read more here…
New Shrimp Looks Like A Cross Between A Jelly Bean And A Scorpion
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. The newly described shrimp is currently known to associate with the brain coral Diploastrea heliopora, although further exploration may discover other stony coral hosts for M.scorpio. The only other species of the genus is M.fungiacola, which Read more here…
Mystery Whale Washes Up On Beach In Alaska
By Scott Groseclose Recently, scientists discovered a new species of whale on the island of St. George, Alaska. This species of whale has never been seen before and is yet to be named. I’m sure we will be hearing more about this in the coming Read more here…
Chromis May Adapt To Acifidication By Modulating Their Biological Clocks
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Fish have circadian rhythms (AKA 24 hour biological cycles) just like most living organisms. Fish have evolved their circadian rhythm to regulate metabolism differently to account for the shifting CO2 levels between night and day; as Read more here…
Freckled Hawkfish: A Hardy, Hefty Option For The Rough-and-Tumble Tank
By Jeff Kurtz When it comes to keeping hawkfishes in aquaria, one of the more common admonitions is to avoid housing these predators with fish or crustaceans small enough to swallow. For most of the hawkfish species that grace our tanks, which generally have a Read more here…
A New, Bigger NoClean Aquarium
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Here is a video of the original NoClean Aquarium to demonstrate its design concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFq-d8u5Px8 The idea is rather ingenious: fill the tank with clean water to prime the built-in siphon, which draws the dirtiest water Read more here…
Featured Coral Of The Week 8/1/2016 – OG Tie Dye Mushroom
By Scott Groseclose Imported many years ago, now aqua-cultured by many reef enthusiasts, the Tie Dye mushroom coral is actually a corallimorph. There is a long standing debate that “jawbreaker” and “tie dye” mushrooms are different, but they are the same. The picture above came Read more here…
Keeping Eels, Muraenidae & Congridae
By Kelly Humber Spotted Moray Eel There is no doubt about it, eels are simply fascinating. They come in a wide variety of shapes and colors and easily captivate all who come in contact with them. Unfortunately, eels are notoriously hard to care for and Read more here…
How To Tell If A Marine Fish Is Dying Of Old Age
By Paul Baldassano We aquarists try very hard to keep our animals alive as long as possible for a few reasons. The first is that we are caring people and don’t want to see them hurt. The second is that our specimens cost us a Read more here…
Scientists Find Their First Biofluorescent Reptile, A Pacific Sea Turtle
By Guest Writer That’s not a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle” floating before your eyes. You’re seeing the first biofluorescent reptile discovered by scientists. While filming small sharks and coral reefs in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, marine biologists had a stunning …
