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A Visit To The Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium, Omaha, Nebraska.

Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium By: Jazmond Goss With passing time, we have learned a lot about keeping fish alive and happy. Most aquarists would probably agree that many lessons are learned the hard way – a loss of fishy…

Swirling gyre of juvenile Acanthochromis polyacanthus videoed at an opportune moment

While admiring the aquarium at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo recently, we chanced upon a rather special moment in one of their reef set ups. It came as an opportune moment just as we were about to leave, when the eggs…

The Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium might just be Omaha’s best kept secret

When you think coral and saltwater fish, Nebraska would probably not come to mind immediately. Being triply landlocked, Nebraska is as far away from the sea as you could imagine. Somewhere within Omaha however is home to the Henry Doorly…

Awesome Fish Spotlight: Who took a tuka and made it pascalus?

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, but the hiatus ends today with another Awesome Fish Spotlight. This time we feature not one, but two species as we draw attention to Pseudanthias pascalus and Pseudanthias tuka. While looking superficially similar and rather…

Elusive form of the OG green branching-cap montipora spotted at Henry Doorly Zoo

When Steve Tyree launched the limited edition coral craze, it was on the backs of three very unusual and notable corals at the time; the Holy Purple Monster Acro, the shaggy Acropora abroholosensis and the neon green branching & plating Montipora…