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Betta Fish Fin Rot: How to Quickly Identify and Treat It
If your betta fish appears to have discoloration at the edges of its fins, it may be a sign of fin rot. Fin rot discoloration ...
National Geographic news1y
Betta fish
Owners should also watch out for infection and diseases such as fin rot, dropsy, and swim bladder disease. While Betta fish can tolerate dirty water for a short period, long exposure can cause ...
Smithsonian Magazine29d
These Fish Have Legs—and They Can Use Them to Taste Prey
They can move each leg individually, which sets them apart from other fish species that use their fins to walk or perch. Some species of sea robins, such as Prionotus carolinus, also use their ...
AZoRobotics on MSN2d
Paleo-Robots Reveal Secrets of Early Land Animals
In a study published in Science Robotics, a research team led by the University of Cambridge explains how "palaeo-inspired ...
BBC29d
Experts hope a 'walking fish' can help explain how we evolved
There's even a species of this fish that uses its legs to taste prey, hidden in the sea floor. Researchers say these legs are actually an extension of its fins on each side but they're grown using ...
New Scientist25d
Some fish regrow injured fins and we’re closer to understanding how
Researchers have uncovered new details about how some fish can regenerate their tail after an injury, which could inch us closer to employing regenerative medicine in people. “Humans have all ...
Gizmodo1mon
This Fish Doesn’t Just Walk—It Tastes With Its Legs, Too
Forget crab legs. When it comes to taste, the gams on sea robin fishes have crustaceans beat by a mile. The strange creatures are notable for being fish that use their six leg-like appendages to ...
Business Insider1y
Why Dried Fish Maw (Swim Bladder) Is So Expensive
It's one of the "four treasures" of Cantonese cuisine, along with abalone, sea cucumber, and shark fin. But the main reason fish maw is so desired is its supposed medical value. Because of its ...
Center for Biological Diversity2y
Bluefin Boycott: Help Save Bluefin Tuna Before It's Too Late
Overfishing is driving this mighty warm-blooded fish toward the brink of extinction ... With streamlined bodies and retractable fins, they can bolt through the water at speeds of up to 50 miles per ...
BBC1y
Climate change: What's the carbon fin-print of your pet fish?
Tropical fish are a colourful addition to many households, but they may not be as innocent as they appear. They could contribute up to 12.4% of the UK's annual average household CO2 emissions and ...
CNN1mon
Sea robins are fish with ‘the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab’
Other fish species have modifications to their pectoral or pelvic fins that allow them to walk or perch, but sea robins can move their legs individually, which makes them more adept at walking and ...
The New York Times1mon
This Fish Evolved Legs That It Uses to Taste Stuff on the Seafloor
The legs dropped out of the fins, they settled down on the seafloor, and the fish could start trodding around. Then the team sequenced the fish’s genome and found that a gene called tbx3a — a ...