Archive for March, 2010
Tip of the Day – 3/28/10
Some invertebrates like starfish and cucumbers can recover from massive injury. If you see that your starfish has lost its legs or a cucumber has been cut in two, don’t overreact and attempt to put the animal out of its misery. Instead, make sure the environment is stable and the animal will heal on its [...]
Tip of the Day – 3/27/10
Be careful when replacing bulbs or switching to an entirely new lighting system. Drastically increasing the PAR bathing your corals could lead to bleached coral tips, higher temperatures, and possibly total coral death. If you do get a new light setup or change the bulbs, cut back the photoperiod or use something to block out [...]
What if All of the Coral Reefs Die
An interesting story from Yahoo! came out today, discussing the vast importance of coral reefs on the rest of the world. The article is somewhat of a gloom-and-doom, but it brings up very important points. Coral reefs are dying, and they are going to get worse. This scares many scientists because wild reefs are the [...]
AquaNerd Aquarium Product Giveaway!!!
We’ve got a small handful of products that we have reviewed or had donated to us by some of our sponsors that we would like to give away to our readers. The contest will be very simple and you will have a chance to enter multiple times. How to enter: Register on our site by [...]
Tip of the Day – 3/26/10
If you want an interesting aquarium, try a shallow clam tank. These open top aquariums don’t have much flow in them so as to not create any ripples on the surface. This will allow you to view the clams as they should be, from the top down. They look much better from above.
ORA Adding Mandarins to their List of Accomplishments
Great news for all of those mandarin lovers out there…ORA has officially announced that it will be selling captive bred mandarin gobies. These fish are notoriously difficult to feed/keep alive, since wild mandarins rarely take to prepared foods. Instead, these picky gobies hunt for amphipods and other tiny crustaceans throughout the day. ORA will offer [...]
Is the Saltwater Aquarium Hobby Sustainable?
A recent New York Times article highlighting the saltwater aquarium hobby asks the question, “Is the saltwater aquarium hobby sustainable?”. There are currently over 700,000 saltwater home aquariums in the US alone, and the article and opinions from a few scientists fall on both sides of this situation. Some argue that the massive collecting of [...]
Tip of the Day – 3/25/10
Cube aquariums create a rather unique problem for large fish lovers. They possess the tank volume to support large fish, but they don’t have the swimming room to allow tangs and other large fish to swim.
Protection For Two Shark Species Fails
In a recent AP news story on Yahoo!, it was revealed that proposals to protect hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species have been defeated by Japan and China. These, among other proposals, were part of a United States-backed campaign to help protect several species and increase global [...]
Tip of the Day – 3/24/10
Sometimes corals and anemones can be dyed a certain color to attract buyers. The animal will be extremely colorful, almost abnormal, but the color will wear off rather quickly in your aquarium, revealing something probably rather drab. Be weary of soft corals with “unreal” colors and certain anemone species.
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