A piece of the tropics makes its home at CRHS (The Middletown Press)
DURHAM — Throughout the day at Coginchaug Regional High School, students are gathered near oceanography teacher Lorrie Martin’s office, their eyes fixated on a new addition to the school — six tropical fish gliding among colorful corals in the school’s new 150-gallon reef tank.
Bizarre fish poisoning sparks alarm (MSNBC)
Health officials are calling for wider awareness of ciguatera, an underreported tropical fish-borne illness that causes odd symptoms, including reversed sensations of hot and cold.
How To Set Up Your Very First Tropical Fish Tank
Setting up your first tropical fish tank should be relatively easy. Hobbyists from all over the globe have been keeping aquariums like these for a number of reasons. The foremost reason would have to be because of the fact that tropical fish are quite amazing. They come in almost any color, shape or dimension that you can imagine, and will prove to be both a beautiful and entertaining addition to any room. The second most reason has got to be the inexpensive nature of getting started in acquirin
MidLife: Time to Update That Look? Or Not?
The eye shadow was the first to go. Instead of making me look youthful and wide-eyed, it began to make me look tired and slightly clownish, like I’d lost a run-in with a tropical fish.
Alien Invaders: coral pathogens
I recently had the pleasure of guest blogging over at The Reef Tank , a wonderful community blog and resource for freshwater and tropical fish tank enthusiast. You can read my original post there. I encourage anyone who likes our stuff to head over there and poke around. My article can be found below the fold. It was a story that could very easily have been written as science fiction. Gorgonian (sea fan) corals of the Florida coast were turning black and dying. The infectious culprit w
25 Gallon Coffee Table Aquarium!
When I was growing up, my mom used to have this 40-50 gallon fish tank with bunch of cool tropical fish. Actually, we had almost every type of cool tropical fish and I used to help my mom clean up the aquarium. (or fish tank is it?) Anyways, I found this really cool Coffee Table 25-gallon Aquarium that might go really well in your home. I plan to get one of these when I get a new home someday. (or maybe one of those really big ones ) At $499 , it’s not cheap but might be worth every d
Top 11 Secrets to a Successful Home Aquarium
Top 11 Secrets to a Successful Home Aquarium Tropical fish make great pets. They are skimpy eaters, they don’t have to be walked, they don’t scratch, they don’t make noise, and you only have to clean up after them every couple weeks. Once everything is going well in your home aquarium, watching and caring for your fish is a great stress buster.
Fish Eye
The latest from the aquarium chez Bigrab. It is not my habit to name tropical fish but the kids have chosen some. Baldrick the Angel Fish Nipper the Blue Ram Melchet the Corydoras Schwartzi Catfish
Tropical fish in our home tank
Tropical fish include fish found in tropical environments (found close to the equator) around the world, including both saltwater and freshwater species.
The hidde world of Tropical fish
by Rotem GavishTropical fish include fish found in tropical environments (found close to the equator) around the world, including both saltwater and freshwater species. The expression tropical fish refer to only those requiring fresh water. Saltwater tropical fish referred as marine fish but to be accurate saltwater fish are indeed, tropical fish. Tropical fish are imported from there native waters as well as home bred. Keeping tropical fish is a terrific hobby. How do you decide which tropical
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