Mormyrids are fish that use low-voltage discharges from an electrical organ to hunt for food in the murky river water. In an attempt to discover how these unusual creatures locate each other for reproduction in almost zero visibility, a German team on the outskirts of Berlin replicated their environment with some rather electrifying results. Six [...]
Not technically an aquarium, and apparently quite a success Japan, the Aquapict Jellyfish aquarium shows beautiful color-changing jellyfish swimming as they do in the deep sea, but none of them are real! Made with highly-realistic silicone, the Aquapict jellyfish swim and change color subtly with the five-color LED lighting system (red, yellow, green, blue, and [...]
This is one question that confronted me when I was setting up my first aquarium, and there is no definitive answer to it. A species tank is typically one which has only one species of fish (in truth, it is rare to find a species tank, since you would want other species such as algae [...]
Featuring five majestic King penguins along with 17 other Gentoo penguins, Australia’s first collection of sub-antarctic penguins have gone on show at a new $28-million exhibition at the Melbourne Aquarium. With the addition of this exhibit the aquarium is expecting 900,000 visitors a year. The penguins, which were bred in captivity and have never actually [...]
The New England Aquarium, claiming to be the first cultural institution in New England to implement mobile technology including both an audio and visual component, reports it plans to debut an interactive tour produced by Untravel Media Inc. The tour, called NEAq Insider is designed to be played on mobile phones and other handheld devices, [...]
The votes are in, and the National Aquarium’s newest dolphin has a name! Members of the public cast more than 22,400 votes via text message and at www.wbaltv.com, and Bayley was the clear favorite with 31% garnering 31% of the votes. Bayley was born on July 27, 2008, to 16-year old mother Chesapeake. Together their [...]
Most fish will thrive on a diet of flakes, freeze dried food and live foods with a few eccentricities (my siamese fighting fish (betta) for instance, has only freeze dried bloodworms, and will not touch flakes). That said, you also need to look at a few aspects before feeding your fish. If the fish are [...]
While aquariums have long been a great source of entertainment for Americans, these days there’s oceans more to see than animal trainers dancing with killer whales. A number of sophisticated aquariums have developed programs and exhibits that cater to eco-conscious travelers. So goes ForbesTraveler.com in its ranking of America’s Top Aquariums. The article goes on [...]
