Veterinarian Bob George sliced open the dead shark and saw the outline of a fish. No surprise there, since sharks digest their food slowly. Then George realized he wasn’t looking at the stomach of the blacktip reef shark, but at…
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Coral Reef Fish Starve Themselves to Maintain Social Order
Some coral reef fish starve themselves to avoid getting into fights with their larger, dominant neighbors, researchers have found. Emerald coral gobies live in small groups in which social rank is strictly determined by body size. Within each group only…
印度洋sailfin tang Zebrasoma desjardinii
This species comes from the Red Sea and Indian Ocean; along with its close relative Zebrasoma veliferum from the Pacific, it is the largest Zebrasoma tang, potentially growing to 40 cm/16″. If you want to keep one you need a…
Buying an Aquarium a how to guide
Always buy the biggest set-up you can afford. The term set-up, and not tank is mentioned because a large tank will need a large filter, large heater and adequate lighting, so make sure that you can afford not only the…
What! Abusive father kills baby manta
A baby giant manta ray — claimed to be the first in the world to be born in captivity — died at a Japanese aquarium Thursday after being abused by its father, its Japanese keepers said. The female baby manta…
3rd most deadlist animal? Australian Box Jellyfish
Also known as the sea wasp, this salad-bowl sized jellyfish can have up to 60 tentacles each 15 feet long. Each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells and enough toxin to kill 60 humans. These generally aren’t exported for aquarium trade.…
Who would have thought? Herpes Virus Killing Coral Reefs
Corals get cold sores too. Only, for corals, a herpes virus infection isn’t just annoying. It can be lethal, and it and other diseases are possibly a big factor in the deaths of coral reefs that humans are causing throughout…
Sohal Tang Species Acanthurus sohal of saltwater fish
The Sohal Tang or Red Sea Clown Tang is from the Red Sea and the Western Indian ocean. Although fish from the Red Sea are generally more expensive, they are always net caught and are handled with more care, which…
Garden Sprinklers May Save Reef
在旅游的新闻消息,科学家们报道to discover the benign use of garden sprinklers in conserving one of Australia’s great tourism icons – the Great Barrier Reef. ABC report said that the discovery came out after Queensland marine…
Andy can’t seem to get happy with his aquascaping…until now.
Andy over at Elder Reef can’t seem to get his aquascaping right, or at least he thinks so. Aquascaping is by far one of the most challenging things in running a saltwater aquarium. We all want that perfect look, and…