Scientists have managed to cross-breed Paddlefish and Sturgeon while attempting to save an endangered species. Eggs from three Russian sturgeon were fertilized artificially with sperm from four American paddlefish in an experiment to produce gynogenic […]
The three species of rummynose, Hemigrammus bleheri, H.rhodostomus and Petitella georgiae have now all been placed into Petitella, in a paper published in the journal Neotropical Ichthyology. Pedro Bittencourt, Valeria Machado, Bruce Marshall, Tomas Hrbek […]
The Seahorse Trust has reported that the largest number of Spiny seahorses have been seen off Dorset since 2008. The fish live in Seagrass beds at Studland Bay and this year 16 were counted on […]
Freshwater fishkeepers and anyone who loves water and nature should add this forthcoming book to their Christmas lists. Written, photographed and put together entirely by aquatic explorer and naturalist Ivan Mikolji, the book contains stunningly […]
Its been a long time coming, but I’ve finally joined OATA via my company Fishkeeping News Ltd, and I’m glad I did. Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked for and with many OATA members […]
Apex availability has been up in the air for a while, much to the frustration of UK reefkeepers and the stores who supply them. But now, we officially no why: “It is with regret that […]
A new species of Trigonostigma has been described, called Trigonostigma truncata. Coming from the coastal swamp forests of eastern Malaysia, the new fish looks superficially similar to the well-known Harlequin rasbora, but is more slender-bodied, […]
LED lighting specialist Orphek has released their latest version of their popular lighting bars – the OR3. Following on from the OR2 these 3rd generation lights utilise the same housing and are available in the […]
A new reef tank meant a chance to buy and try some new lights, and this time, I chose a couple of Primes by Aqua Illuminations. The Prime is the smallest light in the AI/EcoTech […]
I work in the marine trade and get to work with thousands of fish and corals, and hundreds of tanks, every day. You’d think that would be enough to satisfy my saltwater cravings but earlier […]
