Articles written by Ret Talbot

Tropical Marine Aquarium Disk Corals: Colorful, Easy-to-Keep Corals from the Genus Fungia

The Caribbean is one of the four major regions from which marine aquarium species are collected for the aquarium hobby. more...

Jul 3, 2008

Do Brain Corals Need to Eat in a Saltwater Tank?: Most Tropical Marine Aquarium Corals Should be Target Fed Weekly

This unusual, attractive coral is as great in the beginner's aquarium as it is in the advanced hobbyist's tank. Colorful and hardy, disk corals should not be overlooked. more...

Jun 27, 2008

Starting a Saltwater Aquarium: How to Set-Up a Simple Tropical Marine Aquarium

While they may not look like animals in the traditional sense, brain corals do best when fed once or twice a week in the tropical marine aquarium. more...

Jun 25, 2008

Two Tropical Marine Aquarium Hawks: Hawkfish Make Interesting Tropical Saltwater Aquarium Fish

While somewhat more difficult than keeping a freshwater aquarium, a tropical marine aquarium is well within anyone's grasp if you follow some simple steps. more...

Jun 21, 2008

Tropical Marine Aquarium Wrasses: Saltwater Aquarium Fishes from the Family Labridae

Hawkfishes are known for their gregarious natures, striking good looks and infamous aggression toward small crustaceans and even some fishes. Here are two of the best. more...

Jun 18, 2008

Tilefish are Good Aquarium Fishes: Tilefish for the Fish-Only Tropical Saltwater Aquarium

Wrasses are some of the most interesting, colorful and suitable tropical marine aquarium species available for either a reef tank or fish-only system. more...

Jun 14, 2008

Flashy Tropical Aquarium Fishes: Flasher Wrasse Favorites for Tropical Reef Aquaria

While not as well known by hobbyists as the closely related triggerfishes and puffers, tilefishes make great tropical saltwater aquarium species for fish-only systems. more...

Jun 12, 2008

Tropical Marine Dragonets: Two Beautiful Tropical Saltwater Fish for Expert Aquarists

Hardy, colorful and commonly available, flasher wrasses are some of the best reef aquarium fishes for everyone from beginners to experienced reef aquarists. more...

Jun 12, 2008

Foreign Language Waivers: Offering Alternatives to High School Students with Disabilities

These gorgeous tropical fishes too often die of starvation in captivity. Provide them with a large, mature tank, however, and they will be the centerpiece of your tank. more...

Jun 9, 2008

Category: High School Curriculum

While many schools accommodate students with diagnosed learning disabilities in their native language-based classes, too few offer meaningful foreign language alternative more...

Jun 8, 2008

Boycotting the Trade in Parrotfish: Voluntary Boycott Based on Science May Help Conserve Tropical Reefs

Category: Environmental Activism

Algae-grazing parrotfishes are not protected and are often available in the tropical aquarium trade. Conservation-minded aquarists should, however, boycott their sale. more...

Jun 7, 2008

Protecting Herbivorous Fishes: Algae-Grazing Parrotfishes Provide Critical Role on Coral Reefs

Herbivorous fishes, like the queen parrotfish, need protection from overfishing in order that they can keep algae growth on degraded tropical reefs under control. more...

Saltwater Aquarium Rabbitfishes: Two of the Most Appropriate Beginner Rabbitfishes

While almost all Rabbitfish species make excellent marine aquarium fishes, the Foxface Rabbitfish and the Virgate Rabbitfish are the best beginner species. more...

Algae-Eating Tropical Marine Fish: Saltwater Aquarium Fish that Graze on Algae

Aquarium Fluorescence: Animals that Glow in Your Aquarium

Tropical herbivorous fish play a critical role in both the natural ecosystem and in the aquarium. Learn which ones should be in your aquarium. more...

May 29, 2008

Category: Aquariums

Coral fluorescence is a phenomenon with practical utility to the marine aquarist. It can be easily observed in the aquarium with the right equipment and knowledge. more...

May 26, 2008

Dwarf Angelfishes Essential Stats: Pygmy Angelfish for the Saltwtare Aquarium

Marine Angelfish Buyers Guide: The Best Online Retailers for Dwarf Angelfishes

The appeal of these beautiful fish is hard to resist, and, given their small size and hardiness, they are excellent candidates for the home saltwater aquarium. more...

May 25, 2008

Best Peaceful Tangs: Five Peaceful Surgeonfish for the Saltwater Aquarium

Blue Zoo Aquatics, LiveAquaria and Marine Depot are three online retailers of marine livestock with a great selection of dwarf angelfishes, but which is best? more...

May 22, 2008

Invertebrate Aquarium Cleaners: Snails, Crabs, Stars, Slugs, and Cucumbers to Clean Your Aquarium

While many tangs are aggressive, these five are the peaceful tangs. Big and beautiful, these are not beginner fishes, but they are amazing saltwater species. more...

May 21, 2008

Dartfish, Wormfish & Firefish: Five Favorite Saltwater Fishes

Including a mix of janitorial invertebrates in your saltwater aquarium will help you keep your saltwater aquarium clean, the sand bed sparkling, and algae under control. more...

May 19, 2008

These five marine fishes are all gobies from the Family Microdesmidae, and they make fantastic beginner fish for the new saltwater aquarist. more...

Clownfish Essentials: Anemonefishes: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

In the wake of the Nemo phenomenon, the clownfish has become the poster child for the saltwater aquarium hobby. Most are great, but here's what you need to know. more...

Big Beautiful Batfish: A Gorgeous Saltwater Fish for the Large Marine Aqaurium

While not a beginner fish, Batfishes can easily be the centerpiece of a large saltwater aquarium. Here are two species to try. more...

Rare and Exotic Anthias: Two Expert-Only Beautiful Saltwater Fish

While these two incredible species are best left to the experts, given the right environment, they can thrive in the marine aquarium. more...

Most Unusual Saltwater Fish?: The Warty Frogfish Makes an Interesting Fish for the Marine Aquarium

Most Expensive Dwarf Angelfishes: Rare Pygmy Angelfishes Come at a Price

While not for everyone, the Warty Frogfish is a fascinating marine fish appropriate for the home aquarium if the aquarist is prepared to meet the fish's dietary needs. more...

May 17, 2008

Category: Pet Care (general)

For a week's salary, you may be able to get one of these incredibly beautiful fishes that also happen to make great pets for the saltwater aquarium. more...

May 16, 2008

Mimicry in the Marine Aquarium: Setting up a Mimicry Saltwater Aquraium

Many tropical marine fishes mimic other fishes in order to gain an advantage on the reef. Keeping a mimic and its model in an aquarium can make a fascinating display. more...

Cyclone Nargis is an Opportunity: Marine Aquarists Have a Chance to Promote Good in Cyclone's Wake

Many of the most treasured saltwater aquarium species come from the Indo-Pacific, where people's lives have been destroyed by increasingly violent storms. more...

Why Use Scientific Names: Using the Scientific Name of an Aquarium Species Avoids Confusion

A Butterflyfish for the Aquarium: The Best Butterflyfishes to Choose for a Saltwater Aquarium

While at first intimidating, scientific names are better than common names when purchasing fishes and other animals for your saltwater aquarium. more...

Apr 2, 2008

Feeding Marine Invertebrates: Feeding Corals, Anemones and Other Filter-Feeding Invertebrates

While most butterflyfishes are not appropriate for captivity, there are a few of these remarkably beautiful fish appropriate for the marine aquarist. more...

Apr 2, 2008

Calcium and the Saltwater Aquarium: Maintaining Appropriate Calcium Levels in a Reef Tank

Success with motile invertebrates like coral requires appropriate nutrition that comes in the form of an unlikely sounding product - reef snow. more...

Mar 13, 2008

Top Ten Marine Fishes: Ten Most Popular Fish for Saltwater Aquaria

Calcium is essential for many reef species, and there are three commonly available techniques to replace and maintain calcium in a reef aquarium. more...

Mar 10, 2008

Calculating True Aquarium Volume: The Actual Volume of Water in Your Tank is Less Than You Might Think

The results are in! Here are numbers 10-6 based on recent sales' statistics for one of the leading online retailers of marine livestock. more...

Mar 6, 2008

Types of Marine Aquaria: General Categories of Saltwater Fish Tanks

When purchasing a marine aquarium, you want to know the actual volume of water that will be in the tank, but this calculation isn't always easy to come by. more...

Mar 1, 2008

Coral in the Marine Aquarium: Corals that Host Zooxanthellae Require Intense Lighting

When setting up a saltwater tank, your choices are limited only by the diversity of the natural ecosystem you strive to replicate. more...

Feb 29, 2008

Marine Aquarium Heaters: Essential Equipment for the Saltwater Aquarium

Many a marine aquarist desires to keep beautifully colored, exotic corals in his saltwater aquarium, but doing so requires an understanding of the animal's biology. more...

Feb 27, 2008

Category: Aquariums

A heater is an essential piece of equipment for a tropical marine aquarium. Here is what you need to know to pick a good one for your system. more...

Feb 22, 2008

Shoaling Saltwater Aquaria Fish: Two Fish that Readily Shoal in the Saltwater Aquarium

Category: Aquariums

The threadfin cardinalfish and the green chromis are two small, readily available fish that will shoal in the marine aquarium. more...

Feb 19, 2008

Spray Injection Protein Skimmers: AquaC's Patent Process Relies on Brute Force

Category: Aquariums

Jason Kim of AquaC discusses the spray injection skimmer technology he developed in 1998. more...

Feb 15, 2008

The Solomon Islands and Aquaria: The Intersection of Hobby, Environment and Economy

Category: Fish (general)

Four percent of the world's coral bound for the marine aquarium industry come from the Solomon Islands. Learn about these islands and the challenges they face. more...

Feb 11, 2008

Creating Current in a Marine Tank: Produce Strong, Variable Flow with a Return Pump and CLS

Category: Aquariums

When attempting to create a biotope-specific tank where the physical characteristics are dominated by strong flow, more than a simple return pump is needed. more...

Feb 8, 2008

Black Longspine Urchin: An Algae-Eating Machine for the Marine Aquarium

Category: Other Invertebrates

Diadema setosum, also known commonly as the Hatpin Urchin or Black Longspine Urchin, is an excellent addition to a mature reef tank. more...

Acclimatization Tips: 10 Tips & Tricks to Acclimating Marine Fish and Invertebrates

Category: Aquariums

Good animal husbandry in the marine aquarium hobby starts with proper acclimitization of new animals. Here are ten tips and tricks to help you help your new animals. more...

Acclimating Saltwater Fish: Marine Fish Need to be Properly Acclimated to Your Aquarium

Category: Aquariums

Shipping is one of the most stressful things your fish will encounter. As a result, it is eesential to properly acclimate them to your saltwater tank. Here's how. more...

Feb 2, 2008

Replicating Habitat in the Tank: Biotoping Aquarists Look to the Natural Habitat for Instruction

Category: Aquariums

It is so easy in the marine aquarium hobby to focus on the equipment, but the aquarist interested in biotope set-ups is well served to study the natural habitat first. more...

Feb 1, 2008

Calculating Head Pressure: Determine Your Marine Aquarium's Back-Pressure and Flow Rate

Category: Aquariums

Understanding head pressure and flow rate is essential to determining the appropriate return pump for your saltwater system. more...

Jan 30, 2008

Plumbing a Saltwater Tank: Connecting the Display Aquarium to the Sump

Category: Aquariums

Here are the basics of connecting a display tank--the heart of an interconnected, biotope-specific marine system--to a sump using a built-in overflow box. more...

Jan 25, 2008

Marine Aquarium Biotoping: An Indo-Pacific Nearshore Reef System

Category: Aquariums

An interconnected saltwater aquarium set-up comprised of several biotope-specific tanks is a great project and a good way to learn about natural marine ecosystems. more...

Jan 24, 2008

Biotope-Based Marine Aquaria: Interconnected Biotope Tanks Improve Overall System Stability

Category: Aquariums

Part 1 of this series of articles introduces the concept of an interconnected, biotope-based marine aquarium system. more...

Jan 23, 2008

Firefish for the Marine Aquarium: Fishes from the Genus Nemateleotris in the Saltwater Tank

Category: Pet Care (general)

The Firefish is one of the most popular fish in the marine aquarium hobby, but what is a firefish? This article discusses the three most popular "Fire Gobies." more...

Jan 22, 2008

DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery: Build This Inexpensive Artemia Breeder for Your Aquarium Fish

Category: Fish (general)

Baby brine shrimp (Artemia) are an excellent (and in some cases essential) food source for young and/or hard-to-keep marine fish in the home aquarium. more...

Jan 21, 2008

A Jawfish Primer: A General Care Guide on Marine Fish from the Genus Opistognathus

Category: Pet Care (general)

There are more than forty species of Jawfish for the marine aquarium--this guide discusses their general care and feeding and recommends two excellent choices. more...

Jan 18, 2008

Breeding Banggai Cardinalfish: Here's What You Need to Know to Breed this Popular Marine Fish

Category: Pet Care (general)

Cardinalfishes, especially the Banggai Cardinalfishes, are some of the best marine fish for aquarists interested in captive breeding--here's how to do it. more...

Jan 18, 2008

Swallowtail Angelfish & Dimorphism: Small Angelfish With Stunning Dichromatism Make Great Reef Fish

Category: Pet Care (general)

Many permanently diachronic fish are commonly known to the saltwater hobbyist, but the angelfish from the genus Genicanthus may be the most desirable of all. more...

Jan 15, 2008

Sump-Based Filtration: The Basics About Sumps for Your Saltwater Tank

Category: Pet Care (general)

The concept of the sump may seem confusing at first, but sump-based filtration is the best filtration for a marine aquarium set-up. more...

Jan 13, 2008

Sea Cucumbers for the Marine Tank: Friend or Foe for the Saltwater Aquarium

Category: Pet Care (general)

Despite fears of "cuke nuke," sea cucumbers are amongst the best sandbed cleaners the aquarist can add to his or her clean-up crew. more...

Jan 12, 2008

Types of Live Rock: Which Type of Live Rock is Right For Your Saltwater Tank?

Category: Pet Care (general)

Ever since the "natural method" of keeping a marine aquarium took hold in the 1970s, there has been a buzz about live rock. Here are some of the best types to consider. more...

Jan 11, 2008

Live Rock: Using Live Rock in a Saltwater Aquarium

Category: Pet Care (general)

The use of live rock has become synonomous with marine aquarium keeping, but what is it, where does it come from, and how do you use it? more...

Jan 9, 2008

Saltwater Aquarium Filtration: A Primer on Filtration for the Marine Aquarium

Category: Pet Care (general)

Saltwater systems often require external filtration, but the multitude of options is at best confusing and at worst overwhelming to the beginning hobbyist.. more...

Jan 7, 2008

Another Great Reef Safe Angelfish: The Bellus Angelfish is an Ideal Reef-Safe Angelfish

Category: Pet Care (general)

There are not many angelfish appropriate for the reef tank, but, of the ones that are, the Bellus Angelfish is one of the best. more...

Jan 5, 2008

Best Snails for the Saltwater Tank: Four Snails Species for the Marine Aquarium Clean-Up Crew

Category: Pet Care (general)

Asterea, Trochus, Cerith, and Nerite snails should be at the core of any saltwater system's clean-up crew. more...

Jan 4, 2008

The Display Refugium: Taking the Refugium to the Next Level

Category: Pet Care (general)

Adding feather dusters, sponges, seahorses and pipefishes to your refugium can turn your refugium into a display easily capable of rivaling your main display tank. more...

Dec 28, 2007

Triggerfish for the Fish Only Tank: Four Genera of Triggerfish for the Aquarist to Consider

Category: Pet Care (general)

Most triggerfish are not reef safe, but they can easily become the centerpiece of a fish only marine aquarium. more...

Dec 20, 2007

Growing Mangroves for Aquarists: Mangroves Can Make an Excellent Addition to Your Saltwater System

Category: Pet Care (general)

Growing mangrove trees in a home aquarium or refugium is easy, fun and beneficial to your system if you follow these simple tips. more...

Dec 20, 2007

Want an Ideal Reef Angel?: Watanabe's Lyretail Angelfish is What You Want for Your Reef Tank

Category: Pet Care (general)

While not inexpensive, Genicanthus watanabei is one of the best angelfish to keep in your saltwater, reef aquarium. more...

Dec 19, 2007

Water-Wise is Wallet-Wise: A Water-Wise Garden is Good For the Environment and the Wallet

Category: Desert/Water-wise Gardens (general)

Many people design a water-wise garden because it's good for the environment, but with escalating water bills, it's also a great way to save money. more...

Dec 14, 2007

Buying Marine Livestock Online: How Your Fish Coral and Invertebrates Are Shipped Makes a Difference

Category: Pet Care (general)

Knowing how online retailers of saltwater fish, coral and invertabrates ship their livestock to you can make a big difference in terms of your animals' survival rate. more...

Jul 14, 2008

Ocean-Inspired Art for Laguna Beach Visitors: Artists at Sawdust Arts Festival Share Love of Ocean with Visitors

Category: California Travel

A summer trip to Southern California is incomplete without visiting Laguna's Sawdust Arts Festival where the seascapes travelers love are captured by local artists. more...

Jul 13, 2008

Lionfish Atlantic Ocean Invasion: A Tropical Marine Aquarium Fish Establishes Itself in the Atlantic

An Aquarium Industry Conservation Initiative: Los Angeles-Based Blue Zoo Aquatics Self-Regulates Aquarium Species

The introduction of invasive species to non-native ecosystems can have dire consequences. The popular aquarium lionfish is one such species getting a lot of attention. more...

Jun 29, 2008

The Resilience of Fish Species: Scientists Are Encouraged by the Effectiveness of No-Take Zones

This industry leading marine aquarium retailer has elected to self-regulate certain saltwater species in the name of education and conservation. more...

Jun 26, 2008

Hardy Tropical Aquarium Corals: Open Brain Corals are Great Starter Corals for Marine Aquarists

A recent study on the Great Barrier Reef shows that overfished populations can recover in a short time when protected by no-take zones. more...

Jun 24, 2008

Tropical Marine Aquarium Grunts: Grunts and Sweetlips for the Tropical Saltwater Aquarium

Of the stony or "true" corals, the brain corals are some of the easiest to keep. In particular, the open brain corals are hardy, colorful and interesting. more...

Jun 19, 2008

Tropical Marine Aquarium Basses: Family Serranidae Offers Some of the Best Saltwater Aquarium Fishes

While generally not great aquarium fishes, several of the grunts are appropriate for large saltwater tanks, but the grunts known as sweetlips are best left to the expert. more...

Jun 14, 2008

Two Tropical Aquarium Filefishes: The Redtail and Fantail Filefishes in the Tropical Saltwater Tank

The Family Serranidae include the fancy sea basses and anthias, dwarf seabasses and hamlets, and the groupers--all of which can make great tropical marine aquarium fish. more...

Jun 14, 2008

A Tropical Marine Aquarium Eel: Reef-Compatible Snowflake Eels Make Fine Saltwater Aquarium Fish

These two commonly available filefishes make great first filefishes for the tropical marine aquarist looking for a peaceful fish for a fish-only saltwater aquarium. more...

Jun 12, 2008

Aquarium Boxfishes and Cowfishes: Fascinating Tropical Marine Aquarium Fishes for Expert Aquarists

While most eels are inappropriate for the home aquarist, eels from the genus Echidna make great marine aquarium species if you must have an eel. more...

Jun 9, 2008

Boycott the Princess Parrotfish: Boycotting this Tropical Aquarium Fish May Help Conserve Reefs

While not a fish for beginners, boxfishes and cowfishes can make fantastic aquarium species, although they don't come without some risk. more...

Jun 8, 2008

Guide to Saltwater Aquarium Fishes: The Best Fishes for the Tropical Marine Aquarium

While this fish is readily available to aquarists, its high captive mortality combined with its ecological function, make it a poor choice for the home aquarium. more...

Jun 7, 2008

The marine aquarium hobby is a great hobby, but it can be overwhelming given the number of species available. Here is a guide to Suite 101 articles on some of the best. more...

Gold Spotted Rabbitfish: A Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Tropical Marine Fish that Loves Algae

Rabbitfishes are some of the best algae-eaters for a saltwater aquarium. Most are hardy and disease resistant, and some of the rarer ones are absolutely gorgeous. more...

The Algae-Eating Rabbitfishes: Tropical Marine Aquarium Fishes that Control Algae

Massachussetts Oceans Act of 2008: Aquarium Backdrop for Legislation to Protect Marine Ecosytems

The rabbitfishes are underappreciated tropical marine aquarium fishes given that they are hardy, disease resistant, and great at controlling nuisance algae. more...

May 30, 2008

How to Frag - Coral Propagation: Conservation through Propagation for Aquarium Coral is Easy

Massachusetts Governor Patrick signs the Oceans Act of 2008 at the New England Aquarium. The Act is said to be the first U.S. management plan for a state's ocean waters. more...

May 26, 2008

Category: Other Invertebrates

Many reef aquarists "frag" their coral to produce multiple individual "children" from a single mother colony. Here's how to frag your own coral. more...

May 26, 2008

Beginner Dwarf Angelfish: Essential Statistics on Pygmy Angelfish

Know Before You Go - Butterflyfish: Commonly Misidentified Saltwater Aquarium Butterflyfishes

The appeal of these beautiful fish is hard to resist, and, given their small size and hardiness, they are excellent candidates for the home saltwater aquarium. more...

May 25, 2008

Best Dottybacks for Marine Aquaria: Pseudochromis Make Some of the Best Saltwater Aquarium Fishes

Many fishes, including some butterflyfishes, are frequently misidentified and mislableled at the local fish store. The only solution is to know before you go. more...

May 22, 2008

Goatfish for the Saltwater Tank: An Active, Colorful, Hardy Beginner Saltwater Fish

Dottybacks are small, semi-aggressive fishes that are hardy, brightly colored and make excellent species for the small saltwater aquarium. Here are five of the best. more...

May 21, 2008

A Rainbow of Peaceful Damsels: These Hardiest of Saltwater Fish are Also Remarkably Colorful

It's too bad more aquarists have not heard of the amazing goatfish. This is an attractive, hardy active fish that makes a great first fish in a marine aquarium. more...

May 19, 2008

Damsel fishes are some of the toughest marine fish for the saltwater aquarium. These five from the genus Chromis are both peaceful and colorful. Choose Wisely! more...

Got a Marine Algae Problem?: Four Species of Blennies that Will Remove Algae

Algae are a reality in the marine aquarium, but unsightly nuisance algae can drive you nuts. Here are four fishes to fight nuisance marine algae in the saltwater aquarium more...

Basslets are Great Beginner Fish: Grammas and Chalk Bass Make Good First Fish for the Saltwater Tank

Hardy, colorful and small, basslets make fantastic beginner fishes for the novice saltwater aquarist. more...

Hardiest Anthias Species: Some of the Best Anthias for the Saltwater Aquarium

Golden Angelfish: Some Dwarf Angels Are Best Left to the Experts

While anthias have a reputation as being "expert-only" fishes, a few species are appropriate for the intermediate aquarist. more...

May 17, 2008

The Best Dwarf Angelfishes: These Pygmy Angelfishes Make Great Beginner Saltwater Fish

While it is tempting to generalize about groups of fishes, such generalizations can often lead to problems. Such is the case with a few species of Dwarf Angelfishes. more...

May 17, 2008

These small, reef-compatible, hardy angelfishes are colorful and relatively affordable fishes for even the beginning aquarist. more...

Do Fish Need Their Vitamins?: Dosing the Marine Aquarium with Vitamin C

Many marine aquarists dose their tank daily with a vitamin C supplement to boost their livestock's immune systems. more...

Guide to Identifying Zoanthids: Zoanthids Are Hardy Animals that are Difficult to Identify

Zoanthids make some of the best "starter corals" for the beginning marine aquarist. Here's how to identify the best ones for your aquarium. more...

Hardy Coral for the Aquarium: Zoanthids Are the Perfect Saltwater Aquarium Starter Coral

Don't Float Shipping Bags: A New, Better Way to Acclimate Marine Aquarium Species

Zoanthids are an excellent, easy-to-keep coral for the beginning aquarist intent on adding color and interest to his or her mini reef. more...

Apr 2, 2008

The Amazing Aquarium Lionfishes: Marine Fishes from the Family Scorpaenidae Make Great Saltwater Pets

Mark Martin, a marine aquarium expert, goes against conventional wisdom when it comes to acclimating marine species to the temperature of your saltwater tank. more...

Mar 25, 2008

Top 5 Marine Aquarium Fish: The Favorite Fish for the Saltwater Tank

While some may be intimidated by the lionfishes, they actually are hardy saltwater fish appropriate for the beginning marine aquarist. more...

Mar 10, 2008

Energy Cost of a Marine Aquarium: Budgeting the Electrical Costs Associated with a Saltwater Aquarium

The results are in! Here are numbers 5-1 based on recent sales' statistics for one of the leading online retailers of marine livestock. more...

Mar 9, 2008

Shrimp for the Marine Aquarium: Ornamental Shrimp in the Reef or Fish Only Saltwater Aquarium

Failing to figure the monthly electrical cost of a marine aquarium can lead to disaster when you can't afford your electricity bill several months down the road. more...

Mar 5, 2008

Cycling a New Marine Aquarium: The Nitrogen Cycle is Essential to the Health of Your New Fish

There are many shrimp from which to choose for a saltwater aquarium. Here is an easy way to decide which ornamental shrimp are right for your tank. more...

Feb 29, 2008

How to Stock a Biotope Aquarium: Adding Marine Species that Occur Together in the Wild to an Aquarium

Properly cycling your saltwater tank can make the difference between success and failure in the saltwater aquarium hobby. more...

Feb 27, 2008

Category: Aquariums

While there are many ways to stock a saltwater aquarium, this article looks at a biotope-based approach to deciding what species will be added to the captive environment. more...

Feb 26, 2008

Where Aquarium Fish Originate: Marine Fish are Collected from Four Main Collection Areas

Category: Aquariums

Understanding from where the fish you purchase for your marine aquarium come can make you a more successful and knowledgeable aquarist. more...

Feb 21, 2008

Calcium Reactor Primer: Maintaining Calcium Levels in a Marine Aquarium

Category: Aquariums

The growth of corals' skeletons and invertebrates' shells is dependent on maintaining calcium levels in the saltwater aquarium. more...

Feb 15, 2008

Marine Aquaria and Kiribati: Consumerism and Conservation in the South Pacific

Category: Fish (general)

The nation which is home to the world's largest marine protected area is also a key player in the marine ornamental industry. more...

Feb 14, 2008

Venturi and Needle Wheel Skimmers: Two of the Most Popular Skimming Technologies Explained

Category: Fish (general)

Jason Kim, president of AquaC, helps readers understand the difference between these two popular skimmer technologies for the marine aquarium. more...

Feb 9, 2008

Kim on Protein Skimmers: Jason Kim Walks the Aquarist through the Basics of Skimming

Category: Aquariums

President of San Diego-based AquaC, Inc, one of the most respected protein skimmer manufacturers in the United States, explains how they work and which to buy. more...

Seven Tips for Saltwater Tanks: Proven Advice for Marine Aquarium Hobbyists

Category: Aquariums

There are many details of which to be mindful in the saltwater aquarium hobby, but if you forget the big picture, your efforts may be doomed to failure. more...