maldives : creative commons : iujaz Are the Summer reef doldrums already here? There have been bouts of warm weather as spring passes through, and already it seems the hobby is taking a cessation. Couple the weather with the economy, which admittedly is doing “better”, and the effect is heightened. Over the past few visits [...]
Margaret Wertheim and her sister have had their Hyperbolic Crochet Reef show touring the nation over the past few years, it even stopped in Chicago. But it was not until finding her TED talk that I was exposed to their work. I’ll be the first to admit this is abstract and may not be the [...]
The photos below are from Claude Schuhmacher of Fauna Marin, showing a stunning home in Germany that houses numerous saltwater aquariums… that are all plumbed to the basement with typical German neatness. (This is the type of client that aquarium maintenance workers dream of!) The home is beautiful, and has given me some ideas for the [...]
Photo by Jack Randall. Creative Commons. Blue Zoo Aquatics, who has teamed up with Dave Palmer and Pacific Aqua Farms, recently got in the scarcely seen Mango Angelfish (Centropyge shepardi). This is the first specimen to pop up in the United States in many years making C. shepardi a mysterious and often under appreciated fish by [...]
The image below was provided to my by Mr. Koji Wada, showing a beautiful aquarium in Japan dominated by Rhizotruchus, Dendrophylia, and Balanophyllia corals. These corals are legal in Japan, but illegal to export. Note, that not all beautiful flabellids are from Japan–however certain species like Rhizotrochus typus are not permitted by CITES making them illegal [...]
The April 2009 Edition of Advanced Aquarist is now online and available. Dana Riddle delivers another lengthy look at coral coloration, specifically red fluorescent pigments. Interestingly metals can reduce and increase them… It’s a must read: How to Make Corals More Colorful Part 3 – New Information: Red Fluorescent Pigments: DsRed-type
