Reef Aquarium Rock Wall Aquascapes can be interesting
From Reefbuilders Reef Aquarium ‘Rock walls’ have gotten a bad rap over the past , as Adam Blundell recently pointed out. This reputation is not necessarily undeserved as there are plenty of rock walls that are unappealing, flow stopping, detritus collecting piles of ugh. Quickly stacking rock against the back wall of a tank is not […]
Steinhart Aquarium working to raise Rhinopias scorpionfish from their own fertile spawns
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Richard Ross interviewed about Cuttlefish breeding program at California Academy of Sciences (ABC7)
By Ryan Gripp From Reefbuilders The California Academy of Sciences which Reef Builders’ own Richard Ross works for has been getting busy in the maternity ward. A local TV station (ABC7) interviewed the different programs that have had success, those of Asian horned frogs and cuttlefish (cuttlefish starts at around 1:48). In regards to the […]
Small rare sea creature generates a lot of interest
From Mercury News By Laurie Bouck Aquatic biologist Richard Ross spent years learning to breed unusual sea creatures called dwarf cuttlefish for fun in his Alameda home. Now Bay Area — and the rest of the country — is benefiting from his expertise. The 2- to 4-inch dwarf cuttlefish, native to the Philippines and the Indo-Pacific […]
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 […]