Gearing Up Was No Minor Challenge for our Marine Aquarium Forebears
The Avant-Garde Marine Aquarist – now available in print and eBook formatsThink you’ve got equipment woes? Imagine what it would have been like trying to equip a marine system back at the dawn of...
View ArticleBanded Tube-Dwelling Anemone, Cnidarians
Good morning from the Caribbean. I have a wild looking “Photoshopped” Banded Tube-Dwelling Anemone for you all today that I shot on a macro night dive at Playa Jeremi a few weeks ago with the...
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Manhattan Reefs Fall Frag Swap – Sunday November 8th
The Manhattan Reefs Fall Frag Swap is just a few short weeks away and as usual the planning is in full gear. We’re expecting a packed house as usual, so if you have not already bought a ticket, you...
View ArticleUPDATE: Yellow Tang Progress at Oceanic Institute!
Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University is making some great headway with rearing Yellow Tangs! Check out the videos of the 36dph and 49dph groups at the Rising Tide Facebook Page:...
View ArticleReef Threads Podcast #249
Something to be learned in this book. It’s podcastin’ time again. This week we expand your horizons with discussions about biophilia, Shinrin Yoku, and daVinci thinking. We also talk about a...
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Have they gone too far..?
Recently a news report from the U.K. was circling around social media, detailing how a man sent his wife and son on vacation while he installed a massive aquarium in their home. Since the enormous tank...
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El Nino Brings Venomous Sea Snakes To California’s Coast
California has welcomed some unwelcome guests in the past week. El Nino is not just bringing weather changes, but some very venomous sea snakes as well. On Thursday, a highly venomous sea snake was...
View ArticleSigns that Allelopathy Might Be Agitating Your Inverts
Some soft coral species, such as Sinularia, are well-known for their chemical warfare tendenciesSince corals and other sessile invertebrates are more or less stuck in place and can’t chase away...
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Sea World To Challenge California Ban On Orca Breeding
This week, Seaworld has announced it will be challenging the recent ban on captive Orca Breeding. The California Coastal Committee issued a ruling that imposed restrictions on Sea World California,...
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A follow-up on “Have they gone too far…?”
I’ve gotten a lot of feedback from my post entitled, “Have they gone too far.” People were upset, claiming that I was accusing the aquarium industry of harming the environment, and misleading readers...
View ArticleOur Tanks Are Lookin’ Good! But for Whom?
For me, it is about a healthy ecosystem, a learning experience, a pastime or hobbyThis is an easy question. Our tanks can be as good looking as we want. Of course, we can always throw more time and...
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Florida Aquarium Announces Expansion
The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida has began a new expansion as of Wednesday. The Florida Aquarium has had large plans in the works since 2012, when they started the Rising The Tides Capital...
View ArticleGoldentail Moray Eel, Gymnothorax Moray
Good morning all, I’m discovered our dog Indi has a serious skin infection this morning and rushed her to the vet. You know it’s bad when your vet says it’s something they have never seen and want to...
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Marcus Elieser Bloch’s 18th Century Fish Art
Bloch was the first to scientifically describe and illustrate the familiar Imperator Angelfish. The study of coral reef fishes is a relatively recent field in ichthyology. The earliest scientific...
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Reviewing Roa: An intimate look at this handsome genus
Roa excelsa. The pinnacle of butterflyfish perfection. Nestled within the family Chaetodontidae is a complex of butterflyfish with a particular proclivity for deep reefs in the mesophotic twilight...
View ArticleThe Qualities of a Good Aquarium Cleaning Brush Kit
It’s easy to cheap out on aquarium cleaning brushes, but it makes sense to spend a bit more for qualityWhile there are certainly sexier marine aquarium topics I could be writing about, I’d like to...
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Prison Tanks
This article offers an interesting perspective at a unique aquarist community that would not come to mind: prisoners. Neptune’s Gardens, a New York pet and fish store, would make weekly deliveries to...
View ArticleMale Rosy Razorfish, Xyrichtys martinicensis
Good morning friends, sorry about the lack of postings this week but I took three days off and stayed away from the computer. One of my main projects was to finally get some work done on our new...
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New Giant Tortoise Species Discovered In Galapagos Islands
The new discovery of species never ceases to amaze me. This species was actually right in plain sight in the Galapagos Islands, however, since it looks so similar to another species, it was thought to...
View ArticleHermit Crab from Playa Jeremi
Good morning friends, I had a fairly quiet weekend at home keeping my eye on our dog Indi who has a terrible skin rash of some kind. I did take her to the vet and I am giving her pills and creams but...
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