Fish in the News from Robert in New Jersey. Hi Tom & Nevin, here is this weeks fish in the News   Study: TVA coal-ash spill toxins could sterilize fish http://www.knoxnews.com/ ... could-sterilize-fish/   Reef Aquaria makes waves at Smithsonian http://www.miamiherald.com/business_monday/story/1050775.html   World's 1st clown fish aquarium to open in eastern Taiwan http://www.etaiwannews.com/ ... eng_news   Sea Center announces winners of name contest http://thefacts.com/story.lasso?ewcd=f787ccf78a5fe5d7   Lake Malawi's sparkling beauty is matched only by its people. http://www.watoday.com.au/ ... page=-1   The joy of raising koi http://www.kentucky.com/150/story/797634.html   Dan Haifley: Protecting life on an undersea volcano http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_12383959   'Hallucination' fish netted in Channel http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/13/hallucination-fish-cornwall   Sea lion takes a swim with the sharks ( half a fish story) http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09135/970347-53.stm   Brazilian invader found in Ill. ponds http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/73620.html   Hollywood figures: Return Lolita to Puget Sound http://www.komonews.com/news/local/45195142.html   Filipino Fishermen Active In Conserving Whale Sharks http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/life-times/article/19499.html   World's Largest Leatherback Turtle Population Found http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090517212653.htm   Blue Whales Re-establishing Former Migration Patterns http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511140953.htm   Fish Poisoning May Be Why Polynesians Left Paradise http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518111717.htm   Disappearing Act Of World's Second Largest Fish Explained http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090507121953.htm   A big special thanks to Robert for his continuing contributions to Pet Fish Talk. It is not easy to search the internet and find all of these interesting stories and do it every week. Robert is a big time friend of Pet Fish Talk. Robert, thanks again.   More Fish in the News from Jourdan in CT Chasing down Tarpon through a mangrove http://www.nytimes.com/ ... ref=sports   Tennessee penguins produce egg http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/ ... penguins-produce-eg/   Otter disappears (but returns!) http://www.kiiitv.com/news/local/45346047.html   Danish TV Reporter charged with animal cruelty http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ ... 205503.html   Abandoned Alligator Snapping Turtle adopted by aquarium http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/ ... name_page.html   Living Planet Aquarium tallies 1,00,000 visitors http://www.deseretnews.com/ ... rss-30   Aquarium to be replaced with posters: http://www.gazette.net/stories/05132009/montnew213815_32531.shtml   Anacharis choking waterways... http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/ ... poses-threat.html   Sea lion goes has a Strange Idea of Fun: Shark Tank http://www.wpxi.com/news/19461992/detail.html   Game du Jour: Create a virtual aquarium http://blogcritics.org/gaming/article/game-du-jour-deals-may-10/   Baby Whale Boom: http://www.latimes.com/news/ ... track=rss   Dubai Mall offers Shark Diving http://www.khaleejtimes.com/ ... theuae_May223.xml   Aquarium of the Bay going green http://finance.yahoo.com/ ... 15150593.html?.v=1   Quite unfortunately, on May 2nd, Xylon, my African leaf fish (Polycentropsis abbreviata) passed away. I have more info about that on my blog, and also a photo album (with good photos!), enjoy.       Angelfish getting ready to Spawn again. These two Angelfish spawned a few weeks ago, and they are getting ready to spawn again. In this picture they're "cleaning a spot" on the siphon tube that drains water into the the filter. The fish on the left is the male Leopard Veiltail Angel, and the fish on the right is a female Gold Veiltail Angel. These Angelfish are two color varieties of the same species. Tom and Nevin will talk about these Angels in the next Pet Fish Talk Show. You are invited to call during the show and talk about Pet Fish.       New Plecos. in the Angelfish Aquarium Just above is a female Bushymouth Plecostomus. She has just a few very short tentacles around her mouth. Last Wednesday Nevin brought three new Bushymouths to join the one male Bushymouth in the Angelfish Aquarium.       New Sterbai Corydoras Catfish Nevin also brought ten Corydoras sterbai, Armored Catfish, and put them in the Angelfish Aquarium. You can see this fish has some orange coloration in its paired pectoral and pelvic fins. Like the Bushymouths the Sterbai are wild fish from South America.       Tré, shown above, more Colorful than ever As mentioned several times, he's a mature male Labeotropheus trewavasae. His ancestors lived in Lake Malawi in East Africa. He was born on a fish farm in Florida. On Saturday I noticed that he was more colorful than ever. Then I saw why. One of his daughters had a mouthful of eggs.       Tré's Daughter with a Mouthful of Fresh Eggs The picture just above shows Tré's daughter with a mouthful of fresh eggs. She is about 2.5" long and about 8-months old. She was born in this aquarium. Tré is now more than 5" long. Apparently Tré and this female had spawned just before I saw them.     Callers during this Show Jackie in Labrador, Canada, calls and talks about her pet fish. She has Angel Fish, a Black Ghost Knifefish, Corydoras Catfish, Pencil Fish, Glass Catfish, and probably more. She has spawned the Angels and raised 30 to 50 babies in her 55-gallon aquarium. She has also spawned Cory Catfish. She has quite a few aquariums. We hope she will call again soon and tell us all more about her pet fish. Robert in New Jersey calls and talks about feeding Xtreme Cichlid Diet to the fish in his basement. For now the fish in his living room are going without! Robert also talks about using Rummy Nose Tetras to indicate aquarium water quality. Then Robert and Tom have a long conversation about the nitrogen cycle in aquariums: fish food to ammonia to nitrite to nitrate then denitrification to produce nitrogen and oxygen. 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