Author: John C

Senior Aquarist and Jelly-Jam Master Tommy Knowles is a sea star if there ever was one. He’s at the heart of a jelly team that has brought millions of …

Bali Aquarich is known around the world for being first to breed many new species of reef fish, and being the most prolific, commercial scale producer of angelfish, surgeonfish, …

Though the Aquarium is currently closed to the public, our animal care continues behind the scenes. We’re virtually turning our walls into windows and bringing you along to shadow …

The Raphael catfish is a characterful, appealing freshwater fish that makes an interesting addition to any community freshwater tank. These fish are hardy and very easy to care for, …

In the last post of Naturalist’s Notebook, I mentioned an ant experiment I’d done which involved giving food to ants to see what would happen. Experiments are funny. Sometimes …

Many corals get a significant amount of their nutrition from the sun, through a commensal relationship they have with photosynthetic organisms hosted within their bodies–they share this ability to …

During this time of madness, I hope that everyone is safe, healthy, and doing well. Knowing that many of you guys are home and tweaking with your aquariums to …

I think today we’ll talk about an animal that lives all around us. I will give you some clues to help you guess what it is. It doesn’t matter …

To the conservation-minded community, Did you know this month is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day? My April calendar was full of Earth Day events that I was either …

montereybayaquarium: If you’re looking for some custom Zoom backgrounds, we’ve got a buncha wallpapers that otter do the trick: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/wallpapers Oh hey! There are video backgrounds up there now too! …