One of the most photographed fish at Aquarama 2007 is also one of the show’s most expensive – a platinum arowana with a mortgage-inducing price tag. The fish is an Osteoglossum species from South America, rather than the usual Scleropages…
Sim Aquarium Widget from Opera.com
SimAquarium is an aquarium simulation game – you can buy and sell fish, aquarium sceneries (plants, rocks etc), lighting and other things for your aquarium! You can feed your fish, play with them and do much more. To earn money…
Do you have a backup plan for your saltwater aquarium?
It’s the holiday weekend, and while most of you are enjoying your holiday weekend have you thought about a backup plan for your saltwater aquarium? I mean for example that if you go on vacation who is going to watch…
Make your life easier: Buy an Aquarium Controller.
As computer technology advances, the technology for marine aquarium controllers has also advanced. In the beginning, these controllers could only measure pH and turn on a couple of lights or powerheads. Now it is possible to get monitors that not…
Aquarium tags exotic species RFID system gives Singapore visitors real-time info about the fish they see
Singapore’s aquarium has tagged some of its fishes using microchips to help visitors identify the different species on display. Visitors to the Underwater World aquarium can see the name, species and other information displayed on a touch screen whenever any…
Neptune Systems releases dimmable lunar simulator for reef aquariums
Don’t have enough moon lighting in your tank? You might be interested in the Lunar Simulator (LS) which allows the AquaController to control and vary the intensity to a 2 to 5 LED module for a realistic moon cycle simulation.…
Taiwan bans whale shark consumption, trade by 2008
The whale shark now has more friends in Taiwan and fewer enemies. January 1st, 2008 will be the day the Taiwanese will put into effect a total ban on the hunting and selling of whale sharks, and whale shark meat.…
Rare video of sponges spawning
Divers off Palm Beach caught a rare glimpse of an underwater spectacle not often seen on tape. Susan Gardner shot video of barrel sponges spawning on the Breakers Reefs just off the coast of Palm Beach. The cloudy water is…
With a Little Help from Their Friends…
The effects of climate change on the world’s oceans have not been kind to coral reefs. Facing a range of threats from multiple fronts, including a diverse array of predators, pathogens and people and, now, the looming specter of rising…
New Sea Anemone found in belly of whale
A new species of sea anemone has been found in the carcass of a whale that sunk to the ocean floor off the coast of Monterey, California, marking the first discovery of one of these filter-feeding marine animals living in…