Author: John C

Anemones are iconic marine organisms that have long captured the imagination of saltwater aquarium hobbyists. Unfortunately, many of these iconic critters are poorly suited to life in the average …

I am ashamed to admit that I am a social media addict. I browse for many hours in the virtual world of our fish groups, looking at various data, …

And now: The aggregated nipple sponge! Polymastia pachymastia is a common critter of current-swept reefs of the North-East Pacific. They filter microscopic food particles from the wooshing water, like …

Red Sea is doing away with their popular Reef Energy A & B and are replacing it with a newly formulated solution called, Reef Energy AB+. The original 2 …

The Flying Fox fish is a popular, readily available fish that is often seen in freshwater, tropical aquariums. Often, these fish are introduced to eat algae, although they are …

The name ‘Bloodworm’ is an umbrella term for several different types of worms, but it most commonly refers to a species belonging to the genus Glycera (Glyceridae family), or …

I recently wrote a blog about the conservation value of mangroves and how the loss of mangrove habitats has slowed in recent years.  This inspired me to share a …

Comb jellies put the “disco” in “discovery”! ⁠The comb jelly Eurhamphaea vexilligera—filmed by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Research Institute’s Steve Haddock—is typically found in tropical waters, but we’ve also seen …

If you enjoy the spectacular finnage and wide range of colors that are offered by fantail goldfish, you might want to consider adding a telescope goldfish to your collection. …

After a few weeks behind the scenes to catch up on Penguin 101, young tuxedo birbs Piper and Tule are back with the rest of our African penguin colony!  …