Visual Aquatics

Simplicity and elegance. We like.

30x30x30cm of pure beauty!

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The Museum of Aquarium & Pet History [Video] | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog You young whippersnappers that are newer to the aquarium hobby are essentially spoiled with choices and options when it comes to all kinds of aquarium gear with thousands of companies vying to sell…

Ark of corals

Living Coral Biobank Project Kicks off in Australia | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog You might have heard of a seed bank but have you ever heard of a Living Coral Biobank? A relatively new initiative by Great Barrier Reef Legacy is taking place in tropical North Queensland, Australia.

Squid Sunday

This is a squid and in spite of having a tall, conical head its brain is shaped like a donut. Not only that, but its esophagus passes through the middle of said brain. This means if it tries to swallow something too big, it will give itself a nasty headache (or even brain damage). Even the giant squid, in spite of its fearsome size and reputation, mostly leaves only dainty little bite marks on bait. So... why? The donut shape is more effective for linking information from the eyes, and squids are known for having extraordinarily sensitive vision. It's actually pretty common for animal brains to change shape according to the sense they use the most. For example, the great white shark has a Y-shaped brain, which optimizes information from its olfactory bulbs—meaning it has an extremely keen sense of smell. 📷: Lu Lamar

17 of the weirdest-looking fish in Earth's Oceans (with pictures) These alien-looking fish are sights to behold.

Surprised to learn there are over 70 species of Chaeto.

Chaetomorpha Strains are Much More Different Than We Ever Knew | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Chaetomorpha is a genus of macro algae that almost every modern re**er will be familiar with, but there's still a lot we don't know about the thin wiry green algae. Whether you call it 'chee-to'

Get Inspired by the Minimal Aquascapes Exhibit at the Sumida Aquarium | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Part of the beauty of aquariums of all sorts is that they are open to interpretation and inspiration from any number of angles. We've seen Oliver Knott's Hallelujah Mountains with floating aquascape…

Giant Clams Can Manipulate Light To Assist Their Symbiotic Partner | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog Special cells in giant clams shift the wavelength of light to protect them from UV radiation and increase the photosynthetic activity of their symbionts, shows research KAUST. Using special cells…