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By Ricky Collucci As a marketing content coordinator, I have different responsibilities than many employees here at Absolutely Fish. Instead of sticking my hands in tanks, applying fish husbandry knowledge, and caring for our range of aquatic animals, my duties pertain more to event planning, content creation, and a variety of office tasks that change day to day. However, as a communications professional, I know how important it is to apply our company mission to every aspect of our operations. With our goals being environmental education and conservation, it’s pertinent that every level of our communication and business operation reflects...

Vampire Shrimp by Amanda They are known under a variety of different common names such as Vampire Shrimp, Viper shrimp and African Filter Shrimp, they are native to West Africa found from Senegal to Democratic Republic of Congo, first discovered in Gabon, Africa in 1875. Certain species of freshwater shrimp found in South America may be mistaken for Atya gabonensis yet are incorrect when in fact they are actually Atya scabra which look identical, the main difference being is that Atya gabonensis get much larger while Atya scabra stay at 3.5 inches. They are on the threatened species list, being...

Best Fish Food to Feed Your Tropical Fish By Glenn Laborda There are a lot of dry foods in the aquarium hobby. Some are good, some are not so good. We have tried about every brand over the past 30 years in business. There had come a time where we were not happy with the current available feeds. We wanted to design our own formulas with ingredients and a process we believed in. First, let us discuss the “problem” with the entire dry food making process. The conventional flaking process operates at about a 300-degree temperature. This high temperature negates...

Written by: Anna Dominique G. Mariano There is a common pest anemone that gives all reef enthusiasts massive headaches. This anemone is known as Aiptasia pallida, or the glass anemone. It is incredibly easy for this pest to enter the home reef aquarium, whether it be through live rock or newly purchased coral. Once established, it is very difficult to eradicate. This anemone reproduces asexually through pedal reproduction or laceration, where if it moves it will leave behind smaller Aiptasia to grow into fuller specimens. Any attempts at manual removal will result in this anemone spreading even more throughout the...