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Skeptical Reefkeeping Part 1 – are you sure that that thing is true, or did someone just tell it to you?
From Reefs Magazine “Are you sure that that thing is true, or did someone just tell it to you?” – They Might Be Giants Reefkeeping is as much an art as it is a science. There is so much that we don’t understand about what actually goes on inside our boxes of water that we must […]
Epic Fail – the Anatomy of a Disaster
From Reefs Magazine It’s every reefkeepers worst nightmare: opening the front door to the house and smelling the pungent smell of the shore that the Yucatecans call ‘lodo’. While pleasant near the ocean, that smell in your house means something has probably gone wrong with your reef. As you rush through the house to the […]
First Aquarium in US to Breed Dwarf Cuttlefish
From Science Daily ScienceDaily (Nov. 12, 2009) — Anchored to an algae-covered rock in a 120-gallon tank at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium, a cluster of inky-colored cuttlefish eggs is beginning to swell — evidence of success for the Academy’s new captive breeding program for dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis. The program, pioneered by Academy […]
Sepia bandensis: husbandry and breeding (from TFH)
From TONMO first appeared in Tropical Fish Hobbyist (TFH) Magazine in 2009. The dwarf cuttlefish, Sepia bandensis, is one of the coolest animals on the planet. It glides through the water like a little UFO, able to instantly change direction and speed. As it darts around the tank, it can change the color and texture of its skin […]