Are you a “real” reefer? You know- a hardcore, not-afraid-of-getting-your hands-wet type? I thought so…of course you are! You must be a nervous wreck! You’ve literally got water on the brain! I know you do. It’s funny; we often hear of the “therapeutic” value of aquarium keeping: It’s stimulating, relaxing, intellectual, etc. Good for the mind, good for the soul…blah, blah, blah. Aquarium KEEPING, or aquarium VIEWING? Let’s be honest with ourselves: Is a reef keeper ever truly “relaxed”? ...
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Ok well my last entry was almost two years ago when this site was just getting going. I had posted about my 65g shallow sps reef build. Well about a month after that some things in life happened that changed my reefing plans! First, my wife and I found out that we were pregnant with our second child. Shortly after that news I received a promotion at work which required us to move to a new city. My plans were to get settled and then start my reef build back up again. Well work was crazy and then ...
I came across an interesting interview with Giacomo Bernardi, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, while listening to one of my favorite podcast, Science Sort Of..., and I wanted to share it with community at ReefAddicts. They talk about the unusual behavior of a particular wrasse that was observed in nature. It is the first fish ever reported to use tools! Here is the link to the podcast episode which I strongly recommend everyone listen ...
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