Oddities in an Aquarium

Hellbenders, Sirens and Mudpuppies rank amongst some of the world’s largest amphibians – Hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) growing...

Triops – also known as Tadpole or Shield Shrimps – have got to be some of the oddest living things on the planet, not least because these ancient...

Marine worms are a common accidental inhabitant of salt-water aquarium tanks, larvae or juveniles often being introduced along with “living rock”,...

Spending almost all of their days entirely anchored to a suitable rock or the sides of their tank, sea anemones certainly qualify as pretty unusual...

Sea horses and their other tube fish relatives – pipefish, leafy dragons and trumpet fish – are fascinating creatures. With bodies that wouldn’t...

When it comes to finding unusual pets for the small aquarium, there are few which rival Sea Monkeys for easy maintenance and interest. Active and...