Many fish species are recommended for new aquarists setting up an aquarium. The fish listed here generally get along well with others and can tolerate a range of water quality parameters. Before ...

Ciguatera—a toxin that accumulates in reef fish—is a common cause of seafood poisoning. Learn which fish are safest to order ...

A clever tropical fish has flipped how biologists are thinking about memory, brains and visual recognition in the animal ...

The Tropical Reef Aquarium at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium reopened to the public in June 2024 following 2-1/2 years of restorations and repairs. The $7.09 million renovation project, which ...

One of Point Defiance Zoo’s two aquariums has been closed for renovations for more than two years. On Friday it will reopen with a fresh look and new name: the Tropical Reef Aquarium. Formerly called ...

(AP) - The federal government is looking to ban the importation and exportation of a species of a tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade. The fish is the ...

TACOMA, Wash. — If you've never thought a grouper could be cuddly, maybe you've never met Tater. "He is a potato grouper, " Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium deputy director Sarah Oliver said. "He has ...

ELLIOTT BAY, Wash. – The Seattle Aquarium’s new Ocean Pavilion transports passersby from the concrete shore of the Salish Sea – with groaning ferry horns, electric bikes whizzing by and schools of ...