Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog

New 'Exotic' LED Lighting

This promo video of EcoXotic's new LED light fixture left me drooling.  Let's hope it delivers as well as their video production does:

If at all possible, we'll be bringing you a review as soon as (or before) the light ships.  Meanwhile, this is a video you don't want to miss!

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The ReefCentral "Gestapo" Strike Again!

Well, I made my final post at ReefCentral - a forum reknown for it's misinformation and excessively controlling moderators (hence why this is my first and last post in five years).  I posted a thread selling a few of my personal aquatic paraphernalia, as I'm moving personal (not business) locations soon.  Here is a transcript of what followed:

Photo of the Week

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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