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Amazing carrier crab shield defense [video]
Sulawesi, Indonesia: Watch an ingenious carrier crab carry a spiny sea urchin and use it as a shield from predators.
Video: NatGeo
Sumida nature aquariums by Amano
ADA shares a video of two completed giant nature aquariums at Sumida Aquarium. Although the video is in Japanese, the breathtaking imagery transcends language barriers. Takashi Amano never ceases to impress.
Earlier in the week, we shared another ADA video (English version) describing the extensive design and build process for the nature aquarium exhibits at the newly opened Sumida Aquarium in the Tokyo Sky Tree Town complex. Here is the finished results of Amano's work. Brace yourself for awesomeness.
Dutch Room Divider Coral Reef Aquarium
Rustic contemporary chic
Niels Ketelaar from the Netherlands shared his beautiful 250 liter (65 gallon) room-divider aquarium with our friends at 3reef.com. His system marries warm wood-panel cabinetry, cool contemporary canopy, and living reef to create an unique architectural centerpiece.
Friday Flashback: Blastomussa wellsi Photo Showcase
The gorgeous B.wellsi of 'Breakin-Newz'
Originally published May 19, 2011: (Not for the bandwidth-challenged!) Here are photos of spectacular Blastomussa wellsi corals from members of Reef2Reef.com. I think it's safe to say: B.wellsi rivals any coral species for exotic colors and patterns.
Tubastrea farming at the Steinhart Aquarium
Photo by Rich Ross
A 200 gallon exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences Steinhart Aquarium has proven to be quite effective at producing captive grown Tubastrea colonies via asexual budding of parent colonies. Although captive reproduction of Tubastrea has been documented since at least 1993 when Joe Yaiullo wrote about it, we hope these images inspire some folks to try their hand at a simple method for captively propagating these corals en masse for the aquarium hobby.
How sediment kills corals
© M. Weber/HYDRA Institute/Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Bremen, mweber@hydra-institute.com
Sedimentation due to terrestrial runoff or from large storms like tsunamis can have drastic affects on corals, leading in many cases to "rapid coral death by deadly chain reaction" if the sediment is not removed promptly.
Amano designs giant nature aquariums for Sumida Aquarium at Tokyo Sky Tree Town
The artist and his aquatic canvas
Legend Takashi Amano is designing some of the world's grandest nature aquariums for Sumida Aquarium. Aqua Design Amano (ADA) has started a mini-documentary series showing the mind-boggling preparation behind the amazing aquariums.
Robofish: Policing the port for pollution
Robofish swimming through Gijon harbour, in northern Spain.
This robotic fish is serving and protecting its community by swimming through a Spanish harbor policing the waters for polluters and reporting them to the local authorities.
Taking a hard look at the marine aquarium trade importation numbers
Composition by family of marine aquarium fish imported into the United States. Data for the top 20 families are provided, with the remainder grouped as ‘other’.
A new study documents very interesting findings about the aquarium trade: Our hobby imports more species than once believed but significantly over-reports the total number of individuals brought in yearly by 27%. Here is a look at our hobby by the numbers.
Baby fish mimics flatworm
A flatworm or nudibrach? Nope! This is a baby sole fish.
In nature, the only thing that may challenge symbiosis for "cool factor" is mimicry. And a juvenile sole fish imitating a flatworm might just be the coolest mimicry ever. Anna and Ned DeLoach once again share amazing sea life information with Advanced Aquarist.
Tunze uploads a lot of Interzoo videos previewing their new products
Preview video of the Tunze LED light strip
Last week, Tunze debuted a parade of new products at Interzoo 2012. Today, they've uploaded videos previewing them. For aquarists interested in learning more about the Tunze LED, Comline filter, DOC skimmers, new Stream pumps, and Osmolator nano, we consolidated the videos for you.
Using art to educate the public about marine trash
Tula the Sea Turtle
The Washed Ashore: Plastics, Sea Life and Art project aims to educate the public about the increasing problem of trash polluting the world's oceans using massive, interactive art.
Cirrhilabrus humanni, a newly described fairy wrasse
A new fairy wrasse: Cirrhilabrus humanni. Photo shared with permission by Ned and Anna DeLoach.
Our friends Ned and Anna DeLoach of blennywatchers.com have discovered a new fairy wrasse species in Alor, Indonesia. The fish was first spotted by Anna in shallow waters on April 20, 2010 and has was recently officially described as Cirrhilabrus humanni: the Alor Fairy Wrasse.
Destination Reefs: Philippines (Dauin)
A flagtail goby with his alpheid shrimp roommate ... symbiosis is beautiful!
The coral reefs of the Philippines are way too amazing. We'll stay here an unprecedented third consecutive week with two spectacular dive videos from Dauin – one wide-angle and one macro.
Thierry Henry abandons plan to install four story fish tank in his new London home
Thierry Henry, world class footballer (AKA soccer player for the Yanks)
Updated floor plans submitted to the Camden Council in London, England do not contain the gigantic 40-foot tall, 5,500-gallon aquarium.
Let us know!