[google_adsense_in_post] This post is all about a very attractive newly discovered coral that you are surely going to want in your home aquarium. Rainbow Pectinia are a new breed of the once ambiguous group of corals which are making a huge comeback this year. Even though corals in the wild haven’t quite upgraded itself in terms of features and looks,… [Read More]
[google_adsense_in_post] Euthanasia is a necessary aspect of all animal healthcare. Euthanasia is used for two main purposes – to relieve the suffering of severely ill fish and to humanely destroy severely injured or deformed fish, particularly fry. When to Euthanize fish? Several fish diseases are so consistently fatal that euthanasia is invariably the best option. These include neon tetra disease,… [Read More]
The Sixline Wrasse is a beautiful fish. It is very popular and readily available. It has a purple body with six orange lines running horizontally across the upper half. The top of the dorsal fin is also orange. They have red eyes with two white stripes on them. [google_adsense_in_post] The scientific name of this fish… [Read More]
The angelfish family contains some of the most graceful and colorful fish. They are beautiful, smart and hardy. These fish are compressed and disc-shaped marine fish. They belong to the Order Perciformes and Suborder Percoidei and members of the Family Pomacanthidae (Angelfish). It contains about 80 species in 9 genera. Some grow to a length of… [Read More]
Media ReviewAquarium Corals – Selection, Husbandry and Natural History Author: Eric H. Borneman Publisher: Microcosm Ltd. and T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Availability: Hardback: Price $54.95 – ISBN 1890087475 Paperback: Price $44.95 – ISBN 1890087483This 464-page publication is wonderfully written and illustrated with beautiful color photographs of corals in both nature and captivity. There is also an extensive appendix that contains a Glossary, References and Index. Cover… [Read More]