Author: John C

Is it possible to keep live rock and have a captive reef in a Rubbermaid tub? Yes, maybe, and no 🙂 It all depends on the types of critters. …

Sometimes a nature detective gets a nice surprise when you see something you don’t expect. In the last installment of Naturalist’s Notebook titled “Baby Photos,” I talked about the …

Tiger barbs are a very popular freshwater tropical fish that are readily available to buy in most fish stores. These fish are easy to care for, making them a …

Experienced aquarists with large display tanks may be interested in adding a Green Terror cichlid to their collection. These cichlids are colorful and moderately easy to care for, provided …

As of this week, MACNA 2020 is still on track to run as scheduled. We all hope that life will be back to some semblance of normal by then, …

The ocean awaits you…virtually. While we can’t visit coral reefs, shipwrecks, and kelp beds in person right now, we can experience their wonder online through these 10 marvelous websites, …

To all of our Aquarium family—our staff, volunteers, members, donors and guests—we’ll keep saying it until we’re huffin’ and puffin’: WE MISS YOU! Thanks to awesome Aviculturist Dom for …

Are you looking to fill your fresh water tank with something a little odd? The glass fish, also commonly called the Indian glassy fish, is a perfectly transparent species …

Everyone loves baby pictures. Lately I’ve been taking a lot of baby pictures because it seems I’m surrounded by lots of babies: baby birds. It all started with a …

It’s pupping season for our local harbor seals, and we’ve got at a bunch hanging out at Hopkins Beach next door to the Aquarium at the moment! Check out …