[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2OSJQhHQp8[/youtube] If you needed any more convincing to look to nature for engineering inspiration, the Robojelly is just the latest in a long line of robots taking a page from oceanic and aquatic creatures. Like robotic fish, robotic snails and…
MRC Mini Kreisels for pelagic culture of marine life
They’re what every marine breeder really wanted, but didn’t get, for the holidays. MRC’s made-to-order mini kreisels feature all the sex appeal of [insert name of your favorite exotic sports car here]. This is not, we repeat, is not your…
Jellyfish Art desktop aquarium one step closer to your cubicle
The Jellyfish Art desktop Jellyfish Aquarium we spied earlier this year is one-step closer to being the best thing to hit your office since the whoopie cushion epidemic of 2010. This all-on-one jelly aquarium is getting more financial backing via…
Reef Aquatica shares captive bred Upside-Down Jellyfish with the world
[youtube width=”640″ height=”510″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y3do0FplJ0[/youtube] Hubert Chan, owner of Reef Aquatica in Toronto, Canada, shared this incredible video showing dozens of spontaneously captive-bred Upside-Down Jellyfish, Cassiopea sp. If video isn’t proof enough Hubert tells us that these jellies are on display in…
Desktop Jellyfish Tank from Jellyfish Art is stylish and changes color with RGB LEDs
The new Desktop Jellyfish Tank from Jellyfish Art is a great way to jump into keeping awe-inspiring jellyfish. This plug-and-play system comes with everything you need to get started — including a voucher for three moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)…
Green Fluorescent Protein from bioluminescent jellyfish used to make solar cells
Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is a green pigment with which most coral keepers should be familiar with; GFP is the most common fluorescent pigment found in soft and stony corals, GFP is an antioxidant when corals are exposed to light…
Sunset Marine Labs outs the Neo Cube 35 all-one-one jellyfish tank, with fun light-mixing remote
Sunset Marine Labs has been working in the jellyfish business since 1996 mainly dealing with public aquariums and other public installations but had their coming out party to the hobbyist this weekend at MAX. The company was displaying their turnkey…
Giant jellyfish invade Japanese waters
Gigantic jellyfish, weighing up to quarter ton (450 lbs) and reaching up to six feet in diameter, are moving Northward invading Japanese waters and plaguing the local fishing industries. The Nomura jellies (Nemopilema nomurai) are tainting and killing fish in…
Jellyfish-eating coral caught in the act
Recently scientists from Israel encountered a strange sight—a coral eating a jellyfish in the Red Sea. We saw this news posted on the BBC’s website and did a bit more digging. Typically larger predators are the animals taking advantage of…
Polyp & Ephyra Combo System from Jelliquarium is a world’s first
The Polyp & Ephyra Combo System is a very unique new product from the makers of the Jelliquarium. The mere fact that the hobby is already moving beyond just keeping jellyfish to actually breeding them says a lot about how…
