Shrimp goby (Tomiyamichthys sp.) with its partner pistol shrimp (Alpheus randalli), from a forthcoming book on nano reef animals by Scott W. Michael.
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Jason S says:
Hey Tom. Is has been admitted and people (scientists, conservationists, concerned citizens) continue to strongly admit that humans are to blame. The problem is not the admission, it is the listening and the lack of response from elected officials. Some of which impede progress by being champions of misinformation and denial, while they fail to recognize that ecosystem services outperform any country's GDP. Countries are so fixated on their economy at all costs that actions and policies are short term with little reflection of the long term impact of these plans on the planet. The solution is to elect the right individuals (preferably scientists or politicians that respect science, research, and facts) to positions of power and hold them accountable! You have a chance to do that this coming Nov 3, 2020.Austin Bowden-Kerby says:
We have created gene bank nurseries in our Fiji, Kiribati, and Samoa sites, focused on bleaching resistant corals. We collect corals from known stressed hot-pocket reef areas and bring the samples to cooler water nurseries. We aim to collect ten genotypes of each of the Acropora corals as they are the most vulnerable to extinction in the coming decades. Each coral is trimmed annually in the nurseries to prevent spawning and to maximize growth, with the fragments out-planted to create bleaching resistant patches on the reef, where the corals also become effective spawning aggregations and help reefs recover after bleaching. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/emergency-response-to-massive-coral-bleaching/Tom says:
Everybody keeps saying global warming is killing Coral’s around the world when are they going to really admit that mankind is causing Global warming so mankind is responsible for killing the coral reefs and raping the oceansJames Sweeney says:
What about the "irresponsible" pet care community? We hobbyists need to step up to assure our hobby does not become more of a conduit for the introduction of non-native species to our natural areas than it already is.kko says:
My fish love these. I think it makes their reds brighten up. I've noticed it in several species.Sumer Tiwari says:
Marty, Thanks for your comment. It was just the video angle that made the male's operculum look malformed. I just published another blogpost where I discuss some more plausible reasons that might explain the swallowing of the eggs. That being said, your comment about the osmolarity and its effect on the egg membrane does sound like a logical explanation. After reading your comment, I did do some more research on this topic and this seems to be a topic that was highly discussed and debated in mid 90's among the discus breeders. Apparantly, breeding wild discus had similar challenges. Some scietists out of Germany then figured out a perfect combination of salts that they'd use in desalinated water to create the "perfect" water for breeding. Since my second article came out, I have been experimenting with the recipe suggested by German discus breeders. If I see any proof that it supports and elevates fertilizing rates, I will definitely share with you and other AMAZONAS readers the recipe. As far as feeding the fry is concerened, I kept them on BBS for the first 45-60 days and then switched them to white worms, SERA Grower Food, Adult Brine Shrimp and chopped krill. They seem to be growing very fast. I wish I could grow Daphnia. That's one thing I have treid and failed many many times. Maybe someone can teach me how to grow daphnia indoors.