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Moina as a natural food in aquaculture

Photo credit: Luis Landesman (USA) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website)   Moina is a genus of crustaceans which belongs to the family “Moinidae”. As young moina is less than 400 µm in size, they can serve as the initial food for most freshwater fish species. Monia has been used as the sole food for fry …

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Moray eels (Introduction, characteristics, distribution and feeding) – Video

This video was taken in Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA during June, 2012 Introduction: Moray eels belong to about 15 genera and about 200 species in the family Muraenidae. With few exceptions, the moray eels are almost exclusively marine. The size of moray eels vary significantly according to species whereas the smallest eels would measure about 12-20 cm as maximum …

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Lionfish, Pterois sp. (Characteristics, distribution and habitats, feeding habits and predation style, venom) – Video

This video was taken at Aquarium de la Mer, Sea World, California (USA) in June, 2012 Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel) Characteristics: Lionfish have distinctive brown or maroon color, and white stripes or bands covering the head and body. Their colorful exterior helps them to blend in well …

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