I went home to visit my family for spring break, and naturally I went to the California Academy of Sciences to visit the Steinhart Aquarium. I was curious if the way I looked at the displays had changed…
Author: Tom Lang
Institute Reaches $5 million Milestone
How much is a 5-year old, gently-used 700 gallon acrylic reef aquarium (pictured) really worth? Does an attorney’s pro bono work…
What does Science Feel Like?
So I was sitting in ichthyology class today learning about fish growth. Growth is complicated – I don’t want to bore the reader with excessive details, but…
Cruise to the Mesoamerican Reef
My wife, Aletha, and I have been fortunate to have been able to travel to destinations where we have had the opportunity to visit the places where many of the tropical coral reef fishes so common in aquariums occur in their natural habitats. Whether snorkeling or SCUBA diving…
End of the World Blues
So, evidently the world didn’t end on the 21st. I’m not surprised, because end-of-the-world scares are nothing new. Remember the Y2K bug? I had friends that went to the desert…
Fish Art
So, keeping the artistic theme from my plants post going, I’ve collected sources that illustrate the rich history of fish-based art and poetry.
Holiday Gift Wrapping Benefits Aquarius Aquarium Institute
Both Sue and Jeanie were members of a club that worked to support a local hospital, but when the hospital discontinued that club…
Introduced California Fish: the Good and Bad
As an original resident of the far West, a recent transplant from the Pacific Coast, I was under a subconscious misapprehension about fish diversity…
Welcome to our new website!
Welcome to Aquarius Aquarium Institute’s new website! If you have visited us before, you may recall that our old website was, well, in need of updating to say the least.
Water Plants, Food and Literature
Maybe you are wondering why I’m writing about plants for an aquarium blog; after all, aquariums are places you go to see animals, not plants.
