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Aquarimax 142: Betta Serendipity, Euthanasia Options, and Desktop Aquaponics

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Gregory from Facebook, Mick in Carnforth, UK, and Andrejka in Oregon.

 

Check out the link that Andrejka shared about a desktop aquaponics kit:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2142509221/home-aquaponics-kit-self-cleaning-fish-tank-that-g

 

(Personally, I would still do weekly water changes, but it’s an interesting setup nonetheless…)

 

Aquarimax 141: Hurricane Aftermath, Aquarium of the Pacific, and More

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and

Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Holly in California, and Aram in New York.

 

Here are some of Holly’s pics from here trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach:

Kelly’s favorite Sygnathid, the Leafy Sea Dragon:

 

Blubber Jellies!

 

This pdf contains some info on distinguishing Terminalia catappa, (Indian Almond Leaf) from related species:

http://agroforestry.net/tti/T.catappa-tropical-almond.pdf

 

Aquarimax Episode 140: 10 Tips for Aquarium Success, To Change or Not to Change? In the Business and More

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss comments and questions from Andrejka in Oregon, Kelsey in California, Matt in Perth, Australia, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.

 

Aquarimax Episode 139 part II

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Aquarimax Episode 139: Aquatics Live 2012, Algae and Lighting, Sea Jellies, and Tank Profiles

Join Aquarimax hosts Rus and Kelly as they discuss questions and comments from Kelsey in California, Ryan in Texas, and Mick in Carnforth, UK.
Here is the video of our betta breeding project:

Here are some pics that Mick took at Aquatics Live, a recent aquarium convention in London:

 

Here is a video of a sea jelly, and another of a comb jelly, that Aquarimax Web Guru Jon took while at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.:

 

Here is the video “Jellyfish” that Kelly wanted to share. It contains some gross inaccuracies, especially in the brief subtitles, but it is funny in a bizarre way: