Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog

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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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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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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The Fluval G in Action

Well, we're stuck with this (cheesy) demo video of Fluval's new "revolutionary" canister filter, the Fluval G, in action. Unfortunately, our rep at Hagen said that the marketing dept. was locking down, and only shipping units to "preferred vendors" (retails stores) in mid-November, and that the filter isn't even going to be available online, at least initially. Well, we all know my opinion of local fish stores...so I won't be seeing this display in person.

Overall, although the electronics seem nice, the filter itself doesn't seem to have the capacity or capabilities that the Fluval FX5 does, in terms of filtering messy freshwater aquariums.  Since canister filters are really only useful on freshwater aquariums, this does seem to be a possible waste of innovation on Fluval's part, as does the G's built-in salinity measuring  Well, without further ado:

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Blue Zoo TV: Cichlid Breeding

The latest episodes of BlueZoo TV are up, featuring a cichlid hatchery and breeding.  Enjoy!

Interesting videos, even if I don't like LFS stores in the least.

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ADA Gallery Video

Here is an awesome video courtesy of Aqua Design Amano in Japan displaying their incredible showroom!  In this video you get to check out amazing planted aquariums, as well as reef aquariums and nano aquariums.  Enjoy this neat prequel to Merritt's full ADA coverage!

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New! Blue Zoo Video

This informative new video is brought to us by my buddy Frank from Blue Zoo TV.  As a hobbyists, it's tough to get an insider's view of the supply chain that provides us all with fish and inverts, but Frank did an awesome job filming a 'behind the scenes'.  This video also introduces a new category to the Captive Aquatics™ blog, the new Video category.  We hope to bring at least one new video to the blog every week for your viewing pleasure!  Before you watch, sign up via RSS or e-mail on the right for free updates!

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Fluval G Preview & Info

For all of you freshwater enthusiasts, the new Fluval G looks to deliver in both aesthetics and performance.  Featuring a slick design, modular filter cartridges, and a spiffy LCD panel that displays flow rate and conductivity real-time (and more!), the new G is meant to impress.  Don't worry, the review is coming soon, and in the meantime check out the latest promo media from the boys over at Hagen!

Boxfish in High-Res!

Check out this cool video of a spotted boxfish at 2,000x magnification!  The spotted boxfish is a difficult-to-keep saltwater fish that should only be kept by those willing to meet it's needs of a large aquarium, specialized feeding, and docile tankmates, but they sure look neat magnified!

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