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Fish Skin Doesn't Just Reflect Light – It Might Actually Sense It
https://www.sciencealert.com/fish-skin-doesnt-just-reflect-light-it-might-actually-sense-it?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
Weather model data can come from weather balloons, satellites, observation stations and now, potentially, sharks.
https://weather.com/2026/07/21/science/nature/wild-animals/hawaii-sharks-as-oceanographers-weather-models-forecasting
Has anyone noticed just how good Live Aquaria's Diver's Den has gotten in the past few weeks? Photos are WYSIWYG. The fish are quarantined, conditioned and healthy. They add fish to DD daily - be sure to subscribe to their email updates. The more popular fish seem to go fast, and the one you...
First-Ever Footage of Haunting Barreleye Fish Captured Deep Beneath The Atlantic
https://www.sciencealert.com/first-ever-footage-of-haunting-barreleye-fish-captured-deep-beneath-the-atlantic?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
After my last order screw-up by Live Aquaria, I swore I'd never order from them again. But, there have been some significant and positive changes happening in their Diver's Den subsidiary. They add new post-quarantine specimens daily, and will email you WYSISYG photos of these specimens if you...
Scientists Finally Know How an All-Female Fish Keeps Cloning Itself
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-finally-know-how-an-all-female-fish-keeps-cloning-itself?utm_source=news.sciencealert.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=today-s-top-science-news
Free RBTAs for dues paying members. Pick-up only in 07039. Three available, in small to medium sizes. The biggest was 8" in diameter and taken last week.
These are what's left after my RBTA exorcism. My Ritteri went in the DT today, and hopefully won't be splitting. I don't know why I...
Has anyone come across either a Heteractis crispa or a Heteractis magnifica anemone both locally and recently? The crispa is a.k.a. Colored Sebae Anemone, Purple Sebae Anemone, White Sebae Anemone, Dyed Sebae Anemone, Sebae, Leather Anemone, and Radianthus keukenthali. The magnifica is a.k.a...
I picked up a Versa pump on BF for use as a dosing pump for a DIY nitrate filter. Can Mobius be programmed to pump 3 gallons an hour continuously? I'm asking because the Mobius app only gets two stars out of five in the Google App download site. I expected more from the app, especially from...
My Acclimation Faux Pas
Whenever I can, I like to use the Blue Life USA "Safety Stop - Rapid Fish Quarantine Bath" product when acclimating a new fish to one of my systems.
(Safety Stop - Rapid Fish Quarantine Bath) There's a picture of a packet below.
One part consists of ingredients for...