http://thedesignspace.net/ My daily explorations, troubleshooting, solutions and discoveries. en-us ellen@thedesignspace.net Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:14:52 -0500 http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000399.html Before I visited the Georgia Aquarium, most of what I used to know about cuttlefish included the fact that they can be purchased neatly packaged in dried chewy form in Japanese groceries. So, I was very surprised when I first met one face to face in the Georgia Aquarium and realized they are remarkably intelligent creatures. Cuttlefish are invariably curious... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000215.html http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000216.html One of the more amazing characteristics of fish is their ability to learn by imitation. I've noticed imitative behaviors in all of my fish, including goldfish, parrot cichlids, convict cichlids, severums and oscars. Although they come out of the egg already knowing how to swim, how to eat, and how to hide, they add new behaviors as they grow. Learning... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000129.html http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000107.html "going UP!" To read Part I, click here Eggivation! After he had been back in the goldfish tank a while, I got the idea that changed Eggdrop's life. I installed a bubbler in the tank to aerate the water at the bottom better, since the tank was pretty tall. One day we looked over at the tank and there was... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000100.html Eggdrop was born with "flotation-disorder" which means he can't swim! He rolls around helplessly in the water, sometimes floats near the surface, sometimes sinks to the bottom, and generally has a tough time getting anywhere. His floppy little fins aren't very strong either - he doesn't have any reliable means of propulsion or steering. So how does he get... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000085.html For about 4 months, I fought a war against greenwater algae in our big aquarium, home of our pet oscars. If you don't know what an oscar is, they are the most cantankerous, petulant, opinionated tropical fish ever created and they make great pets. They are members of the cichlid family, and are extremely smart, even trainable. My oscar, Galadrial,... http://thedesignspace.net/MT2archives/000037.html The Taikong Corp. has created a new fish from the Zebra fish and the DNA of jellyfish. MSNBC article. Model "TK-1", currently in production, are green, but there will be other colors in the future....