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What! Abusive father kills baby manta

A baby giant manta ray — claimed to be the first in the world to be born in captivity — died at a Japanese aquarium Thursday after being abused by its father,…

3rd most deadlist animal? Australian Box Jellyfish

Also known as the sea wasp, this salad-bowl sized jellyfish can have up to 60 tentacles each 15 feet long. Each tentacle has 5,000 stinging cells and enough toxin to kill 60 humans. These generally aren’t exported for aquarium trade.…

Who would have thought? Herpes Virus Killing Coral Reefs

Corals get cold sores too. Only, for corals, a herpes virus infection isn’t just annoying. It can be lethal, and it and other diseases are possibly a big factor in the deaths of coral reefs that humans are causing throughout…

Sohal Tang Species Acanthurus sohal of saltwater fish

The Sohal Tang or Red Sea Clown Tang is from the Red Sea and the Western Indian ocean. Although fish from the Red Sea are generally more expensive, they are always net caught and are handled with more care, which…

Garden Sprinklers May Save Reef

In a travel press news, Scientists were reported to discover the benign use of garden sprinklers in conserving one of Australia’s great tourism icons – the Great Barrier Reef. ABC report said that the discovery came out after Queensland marine…

Andy can’t seem to get happy with his aquascaping…until now.

Andy over at Elder Reef can’t seem to get his aquascaping right, or at least he thinks so. Aquascaping is by far one of the most challenging things in running a saltwater aquarium. We all want that perfect look, and…

The Wholesale World of Tropical Fish and the Dedicated Folks Who Bring Them to You

If you love tropical fish, then finding quality livestock for your aquarium is important. Most pet stores buy their fish from wholesalers, who get their fish and other animals from fish farms around the world. The world of a wholesale…

First manta ray born in captivity in Japan aquarium

A Japanese aquarium is celebrating a special new arrival this week – a giant manta ray keepers say is the world’s first ever born in captivity. Video footage shows the 1.9 meter (6 ft) baby being squeezed out of her…

Pure Goodness: Giesemann Infiniti 2x150W HQI + 4x54W T5 Light Fixture

The INFINITI is the next big leap forward in the evolution of aquarium lighting—a completely new generation of pendant lighting which offers you all the latest innovations in lighting technology.

Clean Up Crew: The Short Version by Ronald Shimek, Ph. D.

If an aquarist desires to have a captive reef in their aquarium, it is essential that they try to include all levels of a normal ecosystem. Our little reefs are really small artificial ecosystems and to avoid problems, all the…

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