Great White Shark says Hola to the Monterey Bay Aquarium

When writing this article I really had no clue that Great White Sharks can be less than 45 feet.  You see, the Monterey bay Aquarium just acquired a 4 foot Great White Shark. Which if you’ve seen Jaws, that’s just…

Banggai Cardinalfish Pterapogon kaunderni saltwater fish profile

The Banggai cardinalfish are one of the more popular saltwater fish for the aquarium hobby. It looks similar to the freshwater angelfish with its silver and black coloration. The bottom and top of the caudal peduncle have a black stripe…

Reef Ramblings: Locomotion and Aquascaping

Introduction Fish Locomotion is a field of study that looks at how fish swim.  This may seem simple enough but there are many intricacies of muscle movement, fin shape, body design, habitat, prey selection, and inherent traits.  By investigating how…

Clownfish can smell their way back home: Who knew?

Clownfish are borne they spend about 10 to 12 days in sea, carried by prevailing currents. How do they always return back home to the area in which they were borne? They sniff for leaves that fall into the sea…

Reef Ramblings- Changing Perspective (top down views)

Background Have you ever wondered why so many fish are horizontally compressed? Do you see beautiful clams for sale on-line but when you get them they are bland? Why do so many wrasse have horizontal stripes? Why do seahorses swim…

Floximarin used against Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Edwardsiella and Felxibacter

Floximarin is based on the active ingredient sarafloxacin and acts against bacteriel infections like Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Edwardsiella and Felxibacter. Infected fish show Skin and scale loss, swelling, eruptions ranging up to crater-like depressions, wounds with and without reddening of the…

Ektomarin, universal treatment for marine fish infections

Ektomarin is a universal treatment against most infections of marine ornamental fish. like protozoa (e. g. Cryptobia, Cryptocarion), bacteria (e. g. Flexibacter) and fungus (e. g. Saprolegnia). ektomarin may also be used for the desinfection of newly added fish, decorative…

Protomarin intensiv treats velvet from Aquarium Münster

Protomarin intensiv is a special treatment for marine ornamental fish against skin parasites such as oodinium ocellatum (coral fish disease), Cryptobia, Brooklynella, Trichodina and Cryptocrion. Visible signs are whitish-grey to dark, satiny film or barely visible dots which may spread…

Aquarium Münster fura marin for bacterial infections

Furamarin is a special treatment against external and internal bacterial infections of marine ornamental fish like Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Edwardsiella, Flexibacter. In cases of bacterial infections, fish will display symptoms such as skin and scale loss, swelling, eruptions ranging up to…

Beat the heat: Chillers aren’t the only option

We are in the dead of summertime. Across the United States tempatures have really lit up the thermometers. Your aquarium is most likely feeling the effects of the increasing tempatures as well. What are some ways in which that you…