Real discussion? Not on Social Media
From Advanced Aquarist The ongoing discussions about and with anti aquarium trade groups have been hopping on Facebook. Sadly they have taken a turn that makes me feel engaging with the anti trade side is often useless and should possibly be avoided. What these groups are doing is deleting comments that respectfully disagree with them, […]
Two species of Ghost Pipefish spawn and produce larvae
From Advanced Aquarist On 2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition, biologists from the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences collected two species of Ghost pipefish, the Ornate Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus) and the Robust Ghostpipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus). In June 2011 we reportedon the spawning and rearing attempts of the Ornate Ghostpipefish and were proud to […]
Fascinating Flamboyants
From Advanced Aquarist http://vimeo.com/32478147 We shot this video last week, and even though the footage is shaky, and made slightly more so in the 60’s editing style, it still shows some pretty amazing behaviors of one of the most fascinating of all the fascinating cuttlefish, Metasepia sp. This female balances on arm tips, walks on […]
Commensal fish and Mimic Octopus? Science in action!
From Advanced Aquarist blog and TONMO Last week Godehard Kopp posted the video above of a Mimic Octopus, Thaumoctopus mimicus, and an un identifiable fish swimming amongst its arms at the divesite Jahir in the famous muck diving area of Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi Indonesia (the video of the octopus and fish starts at about. :44). Kopp followed the […]
Ornate Ghost Pipefish mating, releasing larvae caught on video
http://vimeo.com/25210712 Text by Matt Wandell, Video by Rich Ross – Posted Jun 20, 2011 04:00 PM on Advanced Aquarist’s blog Since our last update we’ve been able to observe mating several times, and Academy biologist Rich Ross has captured it on video. Ornate Ghost Pipefish spawning and ‘birthing’ at the California Academy of Sciences, June 2011. As reported earlier on Advanced Aquarist, […]