Saying goodbye to Granddad. Lungfish have always been one of my favorites. He had a good long life though.

"Today we’re saddened to share that the Shedd family has bid farewell to one of our best-loved members. Australian lungfish Granddad, who made Shedd his home since 1933, was humanely euthanized Sunday due to a rapid decline in quality of life associated with old age."

"In his long life at Shedd, Granddad offered fond memories and a shared connection with the living world to generations of visitors. We ask you to keep the Shedd family in your thoughts during this difficult time, especially the caregivers most deeply affected by his passing." -CNN

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This pretty creature is a Pink Peacock Cichlid!  Peacock Cichlids are endemic to Lake Malawi. This rift lake is estimated to have over 800 species of cichlids.

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The Kaudern's Cardinal, also known as the Banggai Cardinalfish or Longfin Cardinalfish, is silver highlighted by black stripes and white spots on the body and long, elegant fins.

 Banggai Cardinal Fish are only found in a small area around Banggai Island off Sulawesi, an Indonesian Island east of Borneo. This fish is very close to being placed on the endangered species list because of over collection.  

These little guys can reproduce in captivity, and these captive-bred fish are the ones you should buy for your aquarium.  Before you purchase a Banggai Cardinal Fish, ask the retailer where they came from. If they say that is was wild caught, please don't buy them!

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The Golden Headed Sleeper Goby is one of the larger sized sand sifting gobies. They have a beautiful white colored body with bright golden yellow head that makes it an excellent addition to any aquarium. Be careful if you have coral though, because these guys like to scoop up sand in their mouth and rearrange their tank, sometimes covering up coral in the process!

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Sargocentron xantherythrum commonly known as Hawaiian squirrelfish or striped squirrelfish is a member of the squirrelfish family that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Euphyllia divisa, commonly known as frogspawn coral and sometimes misspelled Euphyllia divisia, is a large-polyped stony coral native to the Indo-Pacific islands. It is a commonly kept species in the marine aquarium hobby.

This photo was taken by Aquatic Experts on our visit to Elite Aquarium Services in High Point, NC.

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Laurren and I recently took a road trip to visit our friends at Elite Aquarium Services of High Point, NC. It was amazing! We were able to talk about their immense variety of fish, corals, and other aquatic life, along with trading off some aquarium maintenance knowledge. I'll be adding more photos of this trip soon...

Photo taken by Aquatic Experts today of a Tesselata Eel living at Elite Aquarium Services of High Point. This eel is about 3 feet long, and can reach up to 50 inches in length. It is an aggressive species that will eat live feeder shrimp, and can sometimes be switched over to frozen food. A beautiful creature, but not ideal for a reef aquarium because of it's aggressive nature. It needs to be kept in tank without sessile invertebrates and corals. This eel also has poor vision, so be careful when feeding because they might miss the food and grab a finger! They will attack humans when provoked. Perfect addition to an aggressive aquarium.