Measuring 32.88 metres wide x 8.3 metres high x 750 mm thick and weighing 245,614 kg, the viewing panel at Dubai Aquarium, which is part of the Dubai Mall) surpasses the current Guinness World Record holder, Churaumi Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan, at 22.5 metres wide x 8.2 metres high and 600 mm thick. At 750 [...]
A weedy sea dragon at the Georgia Aquarium has something to celebrate this Father’s Day. One of the rare creatures is pregnant for only the third time ever at a U.S. aquarium. But don’t look for the expectant mom – dads carry the eggs in this family. In fact, Sea dragons, sea horses and pipe [...]
Okay, this is one case I am still trying to wrap my head around. It all started with 6 neon tetras, admittedly small ones, happily ensconced in a community tank with a pair of zebra danois, a single paradise fish, 2 pairs of rams, a pair of diamond rainbows, a pair of serpea tetras, a [...]
And so, we finally bought ourselves our first aquarium. This is 2 feet in width, 1 foot in height and 1 foot in width, and we hope will house a number of happy fish. We initially bought a sandy substrate (coarse sand with a mix of crushed shells), but soon discovered that it was a [...]
