Shedd Aquarium's Caribbean Reef makes way for new centerpiece with twice the tanks “Wonder of Water,” beneath the rotunda, allows visitors to experience both freshwater and saltwater habitats.

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The researchers placed the damselfish into a fish tank loaded with the coral skeleton and the four artificial habitat options, in what is known as a cafeteria-style choice experiment, and studied ...

It will feature a collection of freshwater and saltwater species, including the axolotl, coral cat sharks, reef fish, and ...

"Coral reefs are really important to humans for a number of reasons. They provide us with food. Hundreds of millions of people depend on fish and other food sources that live on coral reefs." ...

The ridged cactus coral, part of the world's third largest coral reef system in Florida, bred in human care for the first time ever, scientists say.

Caribbean Corals, the newest habitat at the Aquarium, is now open, featuring the spectacularly striking fish, corals and other species that inhabit this ecosystem.

Ridged cactus coral are just one of a variety of species rescued from Florida’s waters after coral reefs in the state began undergoing a major disease outbreak that started in 2014. The aquarium ...

In 2014, stony coral tissue loss disease began to invade the reef and infect corals. The deadly condition has since affected at least 22 species, spreading across the entire reef except for the ...

Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor but are home to more than 25% of all marine fish species, according to the aquarium’s presentation.

The Florida Aquarium announced a breakthrough that may help save America’s Great Barrier Reef. Scientists at the Tampa-based aquarium have successfully reproduced ridged cactus coral for the ...