Achilles Tang

Marine microorganisms have been found in amber dating from the middle of the Cretaceous period. The fossils were collected in Charente, in France. This completely unexpected discovery will deepen our understanding of these lost marine species as well as providing precious data about the coastal environment of Western France during the Cretaceous. View the full article

Many of the world's deep-sea octopuses evolved from species that lived in the Southern Ocean, according to new molecular evidence reported by researchers. View the full article

Scientists have shed new light on a 500-million year old mystery. Some 500 million year-old fossils of the Burgess Shale in Canada, discovered over a century ago, still provide one of the most remarkable insights into the dawn of animal life. The beautiful silvery fossils show the true nature of the life of that time, just after the ?Cambrian explosion? of animal life. Yet, their existence is a paradox: the fossils have been buried deep in the Earth?s crust and heated to over 300°C (~600 °F), before being thrust up by tectonic forces to form a mountainous ridge in the Rockies. View the full article

An undergraduate researcher has shown that just like humans, the pond snail is genetically programmed to use the left or right handed side of its brain to perform different tasks. View the full article

Coral reef scientists and policy makers from the world's most prominent coral reef nations are meeting in Australia this week to develop urgent action plans to rescue the world's richest centre of marine biodiversity from gradual decline. (2008-11-10) View the full article

you have given too little information for anyone to give you any comments. I suggest that before you rush into setting this up, you ought to read up the basics of a stable tank setup plus understand the habits of its inhabitants. Do read the pinned up links in the New to the Hobby forum. And use the search button to see back useful information all the way back in our history... its all there... I think many seasoned hobbyists here are tired of repeating themselves..... so you have to help yourself as much as you can. Would help to also buy good reefkeeping books if you prefer to read printed material. Good luck!!

you have to feed them and at the same time, change out the water in portions.

Coral reef scientists and policy makers from the world's most prominent coral reef nations are meeting in Australia this week to develop urgent action plans to rescue the world's richest center of marine biodiversity from gradual decline. View the full article

In a report on progress toward the first Census of Marine Life, more than 2,000 scientists from 82 nations announce astonishing examples of recent new finds from the world's ocean depths. Among revelations in fourth interim global highlights report are the Antarctic ancestry of many octopus species and the discovery of Behemoth bacteria, colossal sea stars and mammoth mollusks. View the full article

Photography taken to a whole new level - and you can do it too. View the full article

Looking at our hobby from a different angle View the full article

Luis describes his 125-gallon reef aquarium. View the full article

A brief description and profile of the Dussumieri Tang. View the full article

Tom delves into the science part of the saltwater hobby. Fear not, it was written for you. View the full article

This month we are showcasing the Marine Aquarist Roundtable of Sacramento. View the full article

Check out the latest upcoming events of interest to marine aquarists. View the full article

Top Ten 'Accidents' That You Tried To Convince Your Significant Other Were Actually Intended And Beneficial... View the full article

Bonzai Tree inspired Aquascape View the full article

Bluefin tuna disappeared from Danish waters in the 1960s. Now the species could become depleted throughout the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean, according to new research. Bluefin tuna is a treasured delicacy, particularly as sushi. The species in the Mediterranean Sea and northeast Atlantic is caught by fishermen from many countries, particularly France, Spain and Italy. View the full article

International consensus on the reality of climate change is now apparent: global warming is ascribable in large part to human activities. It is causing rapid deterioration of the environment and is increasing the threat to biodiversity. However, the mechanisms of its impact are still poorly known, particularly in the aquatic environment. At Cemagref, two researchers, who have been analysing the freshwater fish community over the two last decades, have observed profound changes that are more intense and long-lasting than predicted. View the full article

Sea snakes may slither in saltwater, but they sip the sweet stuff. It has been the ?long-standing dogma? that the roughly 60 species of venomous sea snakes worldwide satisfy their drinking needs by drinking seawater, with internal salt glands filtering and excreting the salt. Experiments with three species of captive sea kraits captured near Taiwan, however, found that the snakes refused to drink saltwater even if thirsty ? and then would drink only freshwater or heavily diluted saltwater. View the full article

Overfishing, water pollution, excessive riverside development, etc. have contributed to the regression of amphihaline migratory fish populations in Europe. Today, most species are in danger. View the full article

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 meters under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral reefs. Researchers have been studying the formation of these unknown cold-water relatives of the better-known tropical corals. View the full article

Welcome back.... a different era of escalating costs esp electricity!! I think us SG people can start a new niche in reef-keeping... energy efficient reefing!

Biologists will release two juvenile loggerhead sea turtles raised in captivity into the Indian River Lagoon near Sebastian Inlet. Dubbed Milton and FeeBee, the turtles were part of a sex ratio study. View the full article