Yep, yep – Another bust dog has landed safely in CA. fear there may be yawns all over the place with more bust dog news, so I won’t go into detail about this wonderful fresh arrival just yet. After all, Mikey (below) is just another one of dozens and dozens of dogs coming home from the “biggest-badde st-bust-eva.” They’re everywhere! While we celebrate an unprecedented number of bust dogs saved from an unprecedented dog fighting sweep in the midwest this summer, the loyal homebodies among us are understandably right to ask   read more

Puppies, puppies, PUPPIES. Is it our imagination, or are there more puppies showing up at our Shots Fairs than in previous years? Our autumn outreach event took place in Vallejo this past weekend and attracted some of the town’s busiest backyard breeders with their wares in tow, along with a plethora of the newest fad dogs – the American Bullies. At least one backyard breeder admitted to subscribing to the age-old vocation of selling dogs to help make ends meet. With foreclosed houses on nearly every street, it gets hard to blame them. Below: Ye old days. Not so different from today   read more

This Friend Brings His Very Sick Dog to His Veterinarian as it just Lost Consciousness Shortly Before. So the Vet Takes a Look and Examines the Dog. He Then Steps Away and Goes to the Back Room. He Comes Out with a Very Small Cat in His Arms. He Holds the Cat in Both Hands Gently in Front The Motionless Dogs Face Moving it Back and Forth a Few Times. He Then Moves the Cat from The Face to Along the Body to the Rear End. Up and Down a Few Times. The Owner is Baffled to What the Doctor is Doing and This Odd Behavior. I am Sorry the Vet Says and He Returns to the Back with the Cat. He Comes Out with   read more

Ok, so hopefully this is the last of this string of articles. At first it was funny, but now it's growing out of hand.I've found another video, this time of the wreck actually happening. But I didn't see the fabled car wrecking pelican, just a super exotic car driving off the road and into the water. You decide   read more

Remember the Bugatti Veyron story I mentioned a few hours ago where the guy drove his million dollar super car off into a salt marsh? Well apparently there's a video to go with the story. I know it's not really aquarium related, but I couldn't pass it up.   read more

am Sure many had either a Goldfish in a Bowl or an Aquarium. We had Two One was Fresh Water and Another was Salt Water. I had a 20 Gallon and a 5 Gallon Tank. The Smaller Tank was Mine as I got into Fish Aquariums. We had Guppies, Gouramis, Angelfish, Mollies and Cat Fish Etc My Friend Like a Fish Tank, He Begged His Mom to get Him One and She Did. Later On I had Two Big Fish called Jack Dempsey's, The Lived and the Male got Real Big But the Female Stayed Small. The Male would Chase the Female around the Tank. They would make Noise as they Gulp Their Food with some Air. It was a Cool   read more

just got an email from the guys at EcoTech Marine and they've got some pretty exciting news. Basically what this means is that third party companies will be able to create products that interface with the wireless controller in the Vortech Pumps.Here's the new info: EcoTech Marine, the company that revolutionized the reef aquarium propeller pump, has announced the release of a development kit for third-party aquarium controller companies for its award-winning VorTech line. Although no firm release date has been established by manufacturers, stay tuned for announcements as controller companies   read more

Here is a very education video on the dangers that our coral reefs face, which includes dynamite fishing, cyanide fishing, human-made pollution, and many other things. The video is actually quite moving and depressing, but it gives a little insight on how we can fix the global destruction of our reefs.   read more

live in the Houston area and went to school in Galveston, which is about 40 miles southeast of Houston. The highways and streets going into and out of Galveston are pretty much surrounded by shallow marsh lands where aquatic birds and small fish congregate.Well, a motorist driving in the Galveston area decided he wanted to donate over a million dollars to the marsh landsin the form of his Bugatti Veyron. Apparently, the Lufkin, Texas native was cruising down the road in his Bugatti Veyron supercar when a low-flying pelican swooped in front of him causing him to drop his phone. The driver   read more

Today marks the 6-month anniversary of the AquaNerd Blog. It's really hard to believe that it has already been six full months. Since we started, we've been nominated as the YouSayToo Blog of the Week, we've grown to include our very own forums, and we have had thousands upon thousands of visitors to our community. So far, we've accumulated 365 articles (not including this one) that have covered everything from saltwater aquarium livestock to hurricanes and "walking" corals and we have even implemented our very own AquaNerd Tank of the Month contest.I just wanted to personally thank everyone who   read more