Advanced Aquarist
Man steals fishes from LFS ... by stuffing them down his pants
A man and a woman enter a Pet Safari (Cleawater, FL) with a conspiracy to steal Blue Acaras and German Blue Rams. The thief made off with a bag of stolen fish by concealing it in his pants.
This is a real reef crab!
The world's oceans are filled with wonderfully strange animals! This is Takedactylus compressus, a new species of reef crab discovered at the Bonin (AKA Ogasawara) Islands east of Okinawa, Japan.
By assimiliating with local fish, immigrant fish increase their survival
As global ocean temps continue to rise, tropical fish are expanding their range. A new study finds that fish that assimilate with local fish by forming mixed shoals fared much better than fish that stuck to their own species in their new homes.
Deepwater jewels! Lipogramma schrieri and L. barrettorum
"Mercy in Her Beauty, Or, The Height of a Deliverance from the Depth." Two new, incredibly gorgeous basslets have been discovered in the uber deep waters of the Caribbean.
Three new Melanorivulus killifish species from Brazil
Three new species of killfish are described from Cerrado savannas of central Brazil, a lush tropical region renowned for its biological diversity: Melanorivulus proximus, M. nigromarginatus, and M. linearis.
Tetrapod plugs can dramatically improve coral outplanting
A recent research concluded that instead of trying to affix large coral frags directly to reef substrate, using tetrapod plugs seeded with sexually propagated corals doubled the survival rates and resulted in a whopping 5 to 18 fold reduction in outplanting costs.
Emotional states discovered in fish
The occurrence of emotions in animals has been under debate. Now, a research collaborative has demonstrated for the first time that fish have emotional states triggered by the way they perceive environmental stimuli. This study, published in Scientific Reports, reveals that the ability to assess emotional stimuli may have a simpler neurological basis than expected, which was conserved throughout animal evolution.
Editorial: January 2018
Few reefkeepers can claim as much experience and insight as our very own editor, Terry Siegel. In 2018, Terry will share his thoughts and knowledge in hopes helping reefkeepers avoid the mistakes he's made as well as give us all a greater scope of this hobby we love.
A Passion for Paludraiums
Minh Ho's has a gift for creating captivating paludariums. There's something special about seeing a slice of habitat where land meets water.
Ringing in the new year with the first new fish species of 2018
Aphyosemion cyanoflavum, the blue and gold killifish, is the first newly described fish species of 2018. As with other species in this genus, it is a gorgeous killifish from Africa.
From picturesque landscape to living aquascape
The professional French aquascaping team of Aquarilis Aquatic Design reproduces picture-perfect landscapes into real-life aquascapes in stunning fidelity.
Firefighters are awesome!
Mountain View Fire Rescue really went above in beyond. After putting out a house fire in the town of Mead, Colorado, the firefighters stayed behind to save the aquarium fish, too. Respect!
Hydrozoan + Coral symbiosis
Here's a reef symbiosis you've likely never heard about. Tiny hydrozoan polyps that sit on the surfaces of stony corals can help keep corals safe from predation and infection.
Tiny Treadmills Help Test Sea Turtle Hatchling Stamina
To determine how well the sea turtle hatchlings could perform after their walk on the treadmill, the hatchlings swam in a small tank using a specially designed swimsuit.
Soft coral tanks are far too underrated
If there are two things reefkeepers have proven they love, it's challenge and gear. As such, many seasoned aquarists thumb their noses at low-maintanence, low(er)-tech soft coral tanks. But if you ask me, a beautiful reef aquarium without the fuss is all good.
