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December 5, 2014
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Pond Slider

Pond sliders have three subspecies. Red-eared sliders are the most common in the pet trade but the other two, the yellow-bellied slider and the Cumberland slider are also fairly common.

November 16, 2014
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Yellow Tang

Yellow tangs are one of the most common fish in the marine aquarium trade.

October 17, 2014
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Pencil Urchin

The pencil urchin is a species of sea urchin from the Atlantic ocean.

August 6, 2014
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Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

The skunk cleaner shrimps are probably one of the best known types of shrimp that one can keep in a reef aquarium.

May 11, 2014
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African Dwarf Frogs

African dwarf frogs are several species of aquatic frogs from the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa.

May 9, 2014
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African Clawed Frog

African clawed frogs are aquatic frog from Sub-Saharan Africa.

March 22, 2014
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Asian Arowana

Arowana fish are believed to bring good luck and prosperity to their owners.

March 16, 2014
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Purple Gorgonian

This is a photosynthetic gorgonian. Probably belonging to the species Muriceopsis flavida which is known as the purple feather gorgonian or purple brush gorgonian.

March 9, 2014
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Emerald Crab

The emerald crab is an emerald green marine crab which is also know as the Mithrax crab.

February 15, 2014
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New Coral Frags

It was coral cutting workshop again at the Marine Aquarium Society of Toronto.

February 14, 2014
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Cerith Snail Spawning

Cerith snails eat both detritus and algae thus are greatly beneficial to your aquarium.

February 13, 2014
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There are very many different kinds of sea cucumbers, some are colorful and flamboyant, others have more mundane colors. This was my first sea cucumber when I get involved in the marine aquarium hobby.

February 11, 2014
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Kole Tang

This is my Yellow eye Kole tang that I have purchased to eat the abundant algae growth after my tank was ruined during the power blackout.

February 10, 2014
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Apple Snails

Apple snails are often kept in fresh water aquariums. They do tend to chew up plants pretty bad, so they are not suitable for fish tanks with delicate plants. Apple snails also eat fish food scraps.

February 2, 2014
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Sea Urchin

Sea urchin are voracious algae eaters. Unfortunately they also tend to try to rearrange the rockwork in your reef tank, and they grow big, and strong enough to cause some real damage.

January 30, 2014
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Cerianthus Tube Anemone

Cerianthus tube anemones are not photosynthetic. In fact they are not really anemones either but cousins of the true anemones.

January 27, 2014
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Frowspawn Coral

Frogspawn corals are large-polyped stony corals whose needs are few. They are so named because they resemble actual frog eggs. I have acquired this specimen sort of “by accident” in a coral cutting workshop during a Marine Aquarium Society of … Continue reading →

January 24, 2014
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