Other Interesting Stuff

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/student-sentenced-over-prohibited-algae-video-5114323 A science student has been sentenced for importing and selling a prohibited fish tank algae that has the potential to cause irreparable damage to New Zealand’s aquaculture. Jasmine Maxwell, 20, appeared at the Christchurch District Court today for illegally importing marimo moss balls, a type of fish tank algae, […]

The first full genome sequence shows of that octopuses (NOT octopi) are totally different from all other animals – and their genome shows a striking level of complexity with 33,000 protein-coding genes identified, more than in a human. There we were thinking it was quite freaky enough when they learned […]

Miami: A lionfish with relatives in the Caribbean has been spotted off the coast of Brazil, marking the furthest point south ever documented and raising new concerns about the range of this invasive species, scientists said Thursday. Marked by elaborate orange, brown and black stripes, lionfish are native to the […]

A fisherman in southern China found a live bomb inside one of his squid. The man — identified only as Mr. Huang by the Guangzhou Daily — said that while he was gutting the squid, his knife suddenly hit something metallic. That turned out to be a 3-lb. unexploded bomb. […]

Doctors Successfully Extract an ‘Asparagus-Sized’ Eel from a NZ Man’s Rectum By Christine Hsu / MedicalDaily.com An unidentified man from New Zealand checked into the hospital with a rather embarrassing problem: he needed doctors to extract an asparagus-sized eel from his bottom. Doctors at the A&E department at Auckland City […]

Please keep in mind that the majority of Clownfish supplied be Everclear Aquatics are captive bred and therefor do not increase the pressure on wild populations. Protection Sought for Clownfish That Inspired Finding Nemo Tropical Reef Fish Threatened by Ocean Acidification, Global Warming, Aquarium Trade SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for […]

The workers of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant received a very slimy surprise when they discovered hoards of jellyfish-like creatures clinging to the structure, leading to the shutdown of the plant. The organisms, called salp, are small sea creatures with a consistency similar to jellyfish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdIc0CAH8rk

After more than thirty years of planning, permitting, protests and appeals, Norte Energia began infrastructure construction for the Belo Monte Dam project in Brazil last week. The dam will reroute a significant portion of the Xingu River (a major tributary of the Amazon) and is expected to wipe out most […]

The design work and government approvals are apparently all in place and the contracts that will kick-off the construction of Ripley’s Aquarium Canada will be signed by this summer. I have to say, although this project hasn’t been without it’s share of controversy, I am quite excited about it. It […]

I’ve seen a number of fish tank disasters over the years and almost all of them were caused by faulty, neglected or modified aquarium equipment. Taking care of your aquarium system’s components (or having them professionally serviced) is the best way to prevent this type of thing from happening to […]

This is kind of a cute and potentially controversial new story on ABC News. I’m not entirely sure how he’s doing that but it is certainly intriguing. These Fish Perform Magic Tricks A Chinese magician keeps his bag of tricks in an aquarium, not a top hat.