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Hi, Cory here. In light of Hurricane Alex, I thought I’d take the time to timeline recent activities and speculate on some potential impacts of the Hurricane Season in general on the Gulf Clean-up and wildlife. July 2nd, Day 73 will hopefully bring oil skimmers back into the gulf of Mexico. The skimmers have been inactive More >

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Hurricane Season, the Gulf Oil Spill, and Additional Impacts to Gulf Fish and Wildlife

http://dennerle.com/global/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=141%3Aco2-langzeittest-correct-ph&catid=123%3Aprofi-line&Itemid=153&lang=en

This is kind of cool...subscribe to TFH magazine's digital version for the iPad for just $1, and be entered to win an iPad. Not sure why you'd need an iPad if you were subscribing to the digital version in the first place...but you can subscribe to the regular print version for $28 and be entered to win that way as well. The video of the digital version above looks gorgeous, highlighting several planted aquariums, and the digital version comes with archives dating back to 2007. What better way to use an iPad than look at gorgeous pictures of aquascapes?

Anyone have a subscription to TFH? Looks pretty aquascaper-friendly!

[Echinodorus Deep Purple]

http://www.aquaticplantcentral.com/forumapc/new-plants-planted-aquariums/41609-new-rare-echinodorus-species.html

Hey folks, I wanted to do a real quick entry about a beautiful Lake Victorian cichlid called the Ruby Green (Haplochromis sp. “Ruby Green”). I kept my first pair of Ruby Greens when they first appeared in the hobby, I’m always on the lookout for species that aren’t “mainstream” or kept by a lot of hobbyists. These beauties fit More >

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The Ruby Green Haplochromis – a Victorian Gem