Cichlids Adapted Vision To Form New Species

"Researchers said Wednesday that some colorful cichlid fish in Africa's Lake Victoria formed a new species by adapting their vision, showing that geographical isolation is not essential for divergence.
Ole Seehausen, who led the study, said the fish evolved..."

~http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1575929/cichlids_adapted_vision_to_form_new_species/index.html

Offshore Drilling Threatens Deep-Water Coral Reefs

'CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- One of Earth's last frontiers lies off the Carolinas coast, on the cold, black ocean bottom 1,200 feet below the waves.
Scientists are just beginning to...'

read the rest at:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1461650/offshore_drilling_threatens_deepwater_coral_reefs/index.html

Ebola-Like Virus in Fish May Spread Across U.S.

"CHICAGO -- When thousands of bloody, hemorrhaging fish recently turned up on the Lake Michigan shore south of Milwaukee, it confirmed the worst fears of scientists worried that an Ebola-like..."

from:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1440034/ebolalike_virus_in_fish_may_spread_across_us/index.html

Population Linked to Intersex Fish

an interesting article on 'intersex' fish...

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1247106/population_linked_to_intersex_fish/index.html

Butterfly Fish Faces Possible Extinction

aw.... can't we breed this in captivity?

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1268095/butterfly_fish_faces_possible_extinction/index.html

Non Load/Preasurized Seals in Saltwater Systems

Here is a trick I figuired out that the local reef story thought would kill my systems. (if this kills your system its not my fault). Anyway I had this book case microreef with this cool lid system over on it that wasn't exactly water tight so I would get salt creep on the edges. I took the lid off and fill the gap with 100% petrolym jelly and put the lid back on. Much to my surprise my mini reef didn't die and further no more salt creep...

Alien Species

another interesting article

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/926086/revealed_the_deadly_invader_that_is_bleeding_great_lakes_fish/index.html

Pet fish attacks man...

pretty funny...

http://www.wgrz.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=35166

Jelly Fish Eyes

jelly fish eyes... really this is cool

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17913669/?GT1=9246

High levels of Biodiversity

Here is another cool article on biodiversity in deep ocean water

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19426045.300-high-levels-of-biodiversity-found-in-the-deep-ocean.html

Baby fish home in on mother's reef

Cool article on reefs and baby fish.

http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn11778-baby-fish-home-in-on-mothers-reef.html

Coral Whisperer Beside the Tanks

This is cool:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1200443/omaha_zoo_has_a_coral_whisperer_beside_the_tanks/index.html