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Small World: A spotted anemoneshrimp (Periclemes brevicarpalis) living life on the edge.  © Mike Maddox

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Turning the Tides: Monterrey Bay Aquarium turns 25

The Monterrey Bay Aquarium turns 25 years old this month, and to celebrate, they've done us all a favor and put together a report on seafood!  Our consumption of both farmed and wild-caught seafood has caused a lot of harm to wild populations (for example, tuna are threatened from overfishing).  In order to choose low impact seafood for responsible and ethical dining so that you can make a difference, take a look at the Monterrey Aquarium's seafood report page or download it directly here in PDF format.  Oh, and don't eat tuna! 

International Aquatic Plant Layout Contest Video

The title says it all, almost: a video collage of pictures of some of the most stunning freshwater nature aquarium layouts from all over the world! 

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Fluval U-Series Filter Video

Gotta love the cheesy 'movie guy' voice acting, but the filters look useful for vivariums and reptile aquariums.  I'll talk to my Fluval rep tomorrow to see about a review, and meanwhile, video below:

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Why You Shouldn't Release Your Aquarium Fish

Since I have been working in the aquatics/pet industry I have been exposed to a regrettable habit that many hobbyists, take part in: releasing pet fish (and other animals) into the wild.  I have heard from many hobbyist who have released their aquarium fish into the wild seem to think this behavior is fine and that they are letting their fish free.

Rare Carpet Anemone!

Here is a video of a really neat purple/blue S. haddoni carpet anemone in one of our holding tanks in our small showroom.  The anemone's color changes from purple to blue, depending on the angle at which you look at it.  Very cool, I've never seen anything like it, so I thought I'd record a video - keep in mind, this is under 10k halide bulbs with NO actinics!  For more information about these deadly giants, read all about carpet anemones here.

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Critically Threatened Bluefin Tuna to be Protected?

Bluefin and other tuna stocks have dropped drastically over the last decade due to overfishing for the sushi industry.  Whereas scientists have previously (and ruefully) stated "it's a toss up whether tuna goes extinct before gas prices go up too much to fly them around the world for the sushi markets", tuna may have caught a break (pun intended)!

Blue Zoo TV Goes Saltwater

Frank over at Blue Zoo TV has a few new episodes out, this time featuring large saltwater predators at a public aquarium in KY.  Have a look! 

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Review: Seachem NutriDiet Wet-Packed Foods

It's not often that I'm a 'fanboy' of anything or anyone - heck, I will point out how bad a product is, even if it's given to me!  However, when something or someone has consistently made quality products for a long period of time, I can be converted.  Seachem has been making superb aquarium products for as long as I've been in the hobby (nearly twenty years), and their latest Nutridiet foods are no exception.

Earthquake in Indonesia, Flooding in the Philippines

For those of you that don't know, Padang, Indonesia was hit with an earthquake measuring at 7.6 on the Richter Scale on the 14th.  The earthquake caused widespread damage to a country that supplies our hobby with a large percentage of our fish & coral. 

As a firefighter in Galveston who volunteered during the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and other disasters, I feel for the people of Indonesia, and for the people working tirelessly to provide relief.  As I've had first hand experience with disaster relief charities (and scams), I recommend not donating to the Red Cross, and instead donating to SurfAid for those interested in helping via donation.  Below is a video provided by SurfAid regarding the disaster area:

As if that weren't enough, recent heavy flooding in the Philippines (our largest supplier of animals for the saltwater trade) was heavily flooded four days ago, putting most of the capital, Manila, under water.  More information is in the video below, or via BBC News. 

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