Salt Water quariums

[John G]

From an article in the NY Times on the increased popularity of salt water aquariums: “There are an estimated 700,000 saltwater home aquariums in the United States…the aquariums are now often small-scale reef ecosystems, with living coral and ‘live’ rock brimming with anemones, shrimp, sea urchins, crabs and snails….scientists argue that the collecting poses a threat to the very ecosystems aquarium hobbyists aim to replicate.â€