Latest Aquarium Stories
What a glamorous evening! Imagine the beauty of dining under the stars in a giant clear-top tent with black carpeting that lined the Aquarium of the Pacific's front plaza. Tables with white orchids in full bloom featured faux diamond studs noting the table number. Each table also had floating candles with natural greenery. Seven hundred or so formally attired guests enjoyed the beauty and the ambiance as they celebrated the aquarium's 10th anniversary at the Ocean Conservation Awards Gala on...
By STUART ABEL Herald Reporter Owners of ornamental fish in Plymouth have been put on alert after a change in the tap water was blamed for the death of several valuable carp. One man lost five carp in his pond within two weeks - and he is claiming that a rise in the pH level of the water is the cause. Ponds are mostly refilled, from the tap but if the water becomes too alkaline or acidic fish can be harmed. Now the owner of a tropical fish store has warned owners to test the pH levels from...
By ALLAN TUDOR Ever since senior aquarist Jodie Peers was first given a goldfish at the age of seven, she's been interested in all marine life. Now the newly-appointed member of Living Coasts staff is preparing for the arrival of four-eyed fish, mud skippers, poisonous stingrays, 100 fiddler crabs and a range of exotic fish as part of a pounds800,000 new attraction. Aged 17, Jodie did her first shark dive with sand tiger sharks. Now, as Torquay's wildlife attraction evolves into a coastal...
By Elaine Warner, The Edmond Sun, Okla. Jul. 4--EDMOND -- Two of my favorite Oklahoma attractions have become even more attractive with new additions to their collections. The Oklahoma Aquarium at Jenks opened the Hayes Family Ozark Stream in March. The exhibit replicates northeastern Oklahoma habitat and is home to river otters, beavers, raccoons and native fish. Timing is key in visiting these animals. I arrived shortly after lunch and discovered this is animal naptime. I could see the...
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. - Terry Norton stood waist-deep in the ocean 100 yards from the beach, watching the sea turtle poke her head above the water for breaths, a little farther out each time, before raising his arm and pointing out to sea in triumph. Dylan, a 150-pound loggerhead, was free in the ocean Monday after spending her entire nine years in captivity on Jekyll Island and at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. "Every time I saw her breathe, she was going in the right direction," Dr....
By Carrie Hachadurian, The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N.C. Jun. 20--Sondra and Michael Bramande, owners of ASC Design and Sea Corals, located at 2761 Soco Road in Maggie Valley, have opened a contemporary, modern design company for those who want a "hip" look in their home. The couple started their business online in 2002, and have since expanded to a new location. "We started with aquarium supplies and then branched to home decor, lamps and lighting and have gone from there," said Sondra....
ATLANTA, June 19, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- The Georgia Aquarium has selected BlueWave Computing, an Atlanta, Ga.-based computer and network management company, to assist with infrastructure maintenance and computer systems support for its 550,000-square-foot facility located in downtown Atlanta. BlueWave will provide information technology (IT) support for The Georgia Aquarium's servers and back office networking applications. "BlueWave Computing's services give us access to deep expertise...
A RARE sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate this Father's Day - he's pregnant with 70 fertilised eggs. (c) 2008 Daily Mirror. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. All rights Reserved.
By Karen Shade, Tulsa World, Okla. Mar. 24--She doesn't know it yet, but Alaina Molinar is about to learn a hard lesson. With the recent passing of Bubbles, her pet goldfish, she wants to set up a new aquarium. But there's a trade-off. "When she starts cleaning her room a little bit," her father, John Molinar, will think about getting his 9-year-old daughter a larger fish tank to keep on her own. Dropping into one of his favorite local fish stores, Molinar was with Alaina and 4-year-old...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden - German researchers on Thursday launched a rocket carrying 72 small fish on a brief space flight to study motion sickness.The cichlids were in an unmanned rocket that blasted off from a launch pad in northern Sweden, said Professor Reinhard Hilbig, who was in charge of the project.The thumbnail-sized fish were filmed as they swam around weightlessly in small aquariums during the 10-minute space flight.The German team will now study the video to see if some of the fish swam...
Latest Aquarium Reference Libraries
Aquascaping is the art of arranging aquatic plants along with rocks, cavework, stones, or driftwood, in an aesthetically pleasing manner within an aquarium. Aquascape designs incorporate numerous distinctive styles. Usually, an aquascape houses fish as well as plants, although it’s possible to produce an aquascape with solely plants, or with rockwork or other hardscape and no plants. Even though the main goal of aquascaping is to construct an artful underwater landscape, the technical...
The Queen Triggerfish (Balistes vetula) is a reef dwelling fish that which resides in the Atlantic Ocean. This fish is sometimes kept in marine aquariums or caught as a gamefish. This fish is rather large and may grow to be about 24 inches. It is usually brown with blue lines on its head and fins. Due to its size and aggressive nature, the Queen Triggerfish is not the best choice for a marine aquarium. However, if provided its proper environment this fish may be an exuberant fish. Five...
The Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, also known as the tricolor shark, silver shark, or shark minnow, is a schooling community fish of family Cyprinidae and the sole member of the genus Balantiocheilos. This species is not a true shark, but is commonly called a "shark" because of its torpedo-shaped body and large fins. Native Habitat The Bala shark's native habitats include streams and rivers in Southeast Asia (Sumatra, Thailand, Borneo, Malaysia, etc.) Aquarium Care...
The Harlequin Rasbora is a small fish belonging to the Family Cyprinidae, subfamily Rasborinae, which was originally given the scientific name of Rasbora heteromorpha. The specific name heteromorpha, translating from the Greek as "differently shaped", alludes to the fact that the body shape of this species differs from that of other members of the genus Rasbora. As a consequence of this and assorted other factors (including the difference in breeding technique), the fish was assigned to a...
The Celestial Pearl Danio, Celestichthys margaritatus, often referred to in the aquarium trade as Galaxy rasbora or Microrasbora. It has so far been found only in a very small area east of Inle Lake at an altitude of over 3280.84 ft (1000 m). The fish lives in relatively cool, alkaline water. Discovered in 2006 the species quickly appeared in the aquarium trade where its small size and bright colors made it an instant hit. It is the only species in the genus Celestichthys. Conservation...
