World Aquarium News
Researchers have long questioned what impact climate change has on the rate at which corals are growing and building reef habitats in the Florida Keys. A new study explored this topic, finding both good and bad news. The rate of coral skeletal growth in the Florida Keys has remained relatively stable over time, but the skeletal density of the region's corals is declining, possibly due to ocean acidification. [...]
Tue, Sep 18, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Many coral reef islands, or atolls, are created by water moving sand and gravel, piling it up into consecutive ridged layers. However, new research has uncovered a different type of island construction: storm-deposited boulders. [...]
Mon, Sep 17, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Another new coral found in Panama's Coiba National Park, a UNESCO National Heritage Site, the location of the Smithsonian's newest research site. [...]
Fri, Sep 14, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures could increase mortality among a coral species already threatened by disease, says new research. [...]
Tue, Sep 11, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
An international team of researchers has mapped Nemo's genome, providing the research community with an invaluable resource to decode the response of fish to environmental changes, including climate change. [...]
Tue, Sep 11, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Scientists have been training their attention on the developmental and evolutionary determinants of white stripes in clown fish. They now detail why, when, and how these bands arose and help elucidate their role in clown fish social organization. [...]
Tue, Sep 04, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
A new study demonstrates that the recent mass coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef was not restricted to shallow depths, but also impacted deep reefs. Although deep reefs are often considered a refuge from thermal anomalies, the new research highlights limitations to this role and argues that both shallow and deep reefs are under threat of mass bleaching events. [...]
Tue, Sep 04, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Researchers are discovering how forest conservation in Fiji can minimize the impact of human activities on coral reefs and their fish populations. [...]
Tue, Aug 28, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Researchers have used a novel approach to assess temperature stress on deep coral reefs in Palau, combining sea level and temperature data sets from continuous recorders serviced by divers. [...]
Mon, Aug 27, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Climate change and other external forces are causing rapid marine community shifts in Japan's coastal ecosystems. Better understanding of species distribution dynamics, as driven by these factors, can improve conservation efforts and climate change management. [...]
Mon, Aug 20, 2018Source Coral Reef News from Science Daily
Dani says:
Just discovered today that I am allergic to these buggers. I also have adverse reactions to midge bites, so I'm guessing therein lies the connection. My eyes went red, swelled up and became intensely itchy, and my nose started running. I've never had a skin reaction, but I must have touched my face shortly after feeding bloodworms to my fish today - I know I touched one of the worms with my hand so I must have made accidental contact. Oops. Won't be doing that again.Matt Pedersen says:
Anthony, I'd suggest reaching out to MACNA directly at http://macnaconference.org/2019/contact-us/Anthony Kaczmarek says:
Hi I would like to sign up for a boothCarlos Padilla says:
This picture makes me so angry why don’t they leave these beautiful creatures alone! I’m an aquarist although I love them very much and I know they should be left in their natural habitat, as to why I left the hobby completely because I can’t stand to see these beautiful creatures die in captivity! Please leave them alone!Joe says:
Ha! you all are ridiculous. These fish are not in pain or tortured to get their unique appearance. Essentially this is no different than the veil-tailed phenotype, the balloon-belly phenotype, or even the albino phenotype we see in several other species we keep as pets. Even the multitude of angelfish markings (other than the standard wild silver type) we see in pet stores are freaks of nature, should we boycott all of these fish? Honestly, this is even more humane than breeding the smash-face dog breeds like bull dogs and pugs because the "glo" phenotype, to my knowledge, does not cause health problems unlike what we see with the smash face dog breeds. You all need to chill out. Or if you really want to save the world from these atrocious Frankenstein genetics then you need to attack merchants for every non-wild type fish they carry. And have fun with that because that pretry much every merchant in the country... And that would basically make you PETA.Matt Jones says:
I catch these same "redhorse minnows" (as we call them) in the small canal in front of my parents' house in rural Southern California in the desert. These guys are thick in the canals and definitely can tolerate super hot temperatures as the shallow canals get baked by the 115*F to 120*F weather we get here. I have put them in a 20 gallon tank and just love their active personalities and their colorful flash. I am debating cleaning out my native + oscar 55g tank (I have 3 bluegill and a small largemouth bass that I caught at around 2.5" and he's now almost 6") and selling/giving away the oscar and returning the natives back to the canal so I can catch some more redhorse and do a heavily planted tank with these guys shoaling around.