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…
Author: Tom Lang
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.
Fishkeeping as Ecology
Fish keepers are aware that their pets require specific conditions.
Living Sea Creatures at the Big Fresno Fair
The nonprofit Aquarius Aquarium Institute is thankful for the ongoing support of Aqua Sports dive shop in Fresno as owner Mike Sahakian once again shares half of his booth space with our organization.
2012 Charter Member Dinner
Aquarius Aquarium Institute Charter Members were the very first to see the engineered plans for the Phase One Fresno Aquarium basement at our annual free Charter Member dinner held on Sunday, September 30.












