MetaFilter posts tagged with aquariums

tropical fish off Long Island!

moonmilk — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:44:06 -0800

Tropical fish in New York? The Gulf Stream sweeps immature tropical fish up north, and aquariums scoop them up off Long Island. "Catching the fish up north is cheaper and less disruptive to ocean ecosystems than trapping them in the tropics. And the collections are rescue missions of a sort, because these Gulf Stream travelers are unlikely to survive the winter." (New York Times) Here's a related 1910 article from the Times (links to a PDF). Now I want to go look for colorful fish myself!

Nature Aquariums

scarabic — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:51:10 -0800

Nature Aquariums. Little plastic castle and bubbling treasure chest don't do it for you? Me neither. But the living landscapes Aqua Forest Aquarium creates in fishtanks are gorgeous. [Flash-based image gallery]

fish highway

madamjujujive — Sun, 21 Nov 2004 22:20:41 -0800

fish highway (via gordon.coale)

Ty Webb — Thu, 08 Aug 2002 15:32:37 -0800

Platform gives way, aquarium tourists dumped into shark tank. I don't know about any of you, but my pants would've been full before I hit water.

blissbat — Thu, 04 Apr 2002 21:41:55 -0800

Petswarehouse.com sues those who criticize its customer service on an aquarium-related e-list, then sues the defendants' legal defense fund and those who contribute to it. The defendants are forced to settle because they can't afford to continue their defense. More here and here.