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The Use of Light Rails and Moving Aquarium Lighting in Reef Aquariums

Posted on: Monday, June 30th, 2008 in: Aquarium Equipment, Reef Aquariums

The use of light rails, or mechanical light moving devices, has been used for many years in the horticultural industry. Now this technology is available for the aquarium hobby. By moving your light source, you can maximize the potential of an individual light fixture, by covering far more area with maximum light output vs. a [...]

News and New Research on Seahorses and Seadragons (Family Syngnathidae)

Posted on: Saturday, June 28th, 2008 in: Aquarium Livestock, Aquariums and Fish in the News, Reef Aquariums, Saltwater Aquariums

Seahorses have much to attract aquarists – armor plated and prehensile tailed, and with independently-moving eyes and wing-like fins, they can also change color as well as grow and discard filamentous appendages. And, of course, the males become “pregnant”.
My first contact with seahorses came in the mid 1960’s when my grandfather, long in awe of [...]

Carnival fish part 2: The Betta

Posted on: Thursday, June 26th, 2008 in: Aquarium Livestock, Freshwater Aquariums

Hi everyone. Sorry for the lack of recent posts: we had some issues with the Blogger platform, but everything is ok now.
To view the first part of this article on Carnival Fish click here.
In part 1 of the Carnival fish blog, I discussed the care of goldfish, the most common fish that you are going [...]