Aquariums

Move over, Moo Deng, there's a new superstar baby animal that's become an overnight viral sensation – a nine-month-old king penguin chick named Pesto whose species-defying growth spurt has made this big boy a worldwide celebrity.

Regular water-changes are essential to the wellbeing of aquarium fish, but the task sometimes gets missed, plus it can be hard to determine how much water should be replaced, and how often. That's where the automated StayrAI Rein system comes in.

When you're looking at a tank full of fish at a public aquarium, it can be difficult to figure out which ones are which species. The AI Aquarium is designed to help, by overlaying information that lines up with the individual fish in question.

A massive marine park entering its final phase of construction in the United Arab Emirates will invite visitors to enjoy an aquarium housing an astounding 68,000 marine animals once completed sometime next year.

Aquariums incorporate multiple devices that all need to be powered and controlled. A power bar and a timer may do the trick, but the new Felix aquarium system is intended to do it better – and buyers can opt for an underwater webcam that lets them view their fish via an app.

In 2015, a startup called Aqua Design Innovations launched a low-maintenance home aquaponics system that relied on the natural filters to keep its waters clear. The company raised a lot of cash in the process, and is now building on that success with a bigger system that accommodates more plants.

​If you own a dog or cat, there are already internet-controlled camera-toting devices that you let you check in on them while you're away from home. However, what if you have fish? Well, that's where MOAI comes in. It's a self-propelled glass-cleaning device that has a built-in HD camera.

Sharks have been known to reproduce either sexually or asexually, but it’s usually one or the other. Now researchers have observed a zebra shark switching from sexual to asexual reproduction for the first time, which could have important repercussions for conservation of the endangered species.

The Jellyfish Cylinder Nano from Jellyfish Art is an all-in-one starter kit for the jellyfish novice. We set one up to see how it works.

Jellyfish Art is rolling out an improved version of its jellyfish habitat on Kickstarter called the Jellyfish Cylinder Nano, which boasts a self-contained support system and LED lights.

If you've ever owned exotic reptiles, amphibians and/or plants, then you'll know that keeping their living conditions optimal can be quite the challenge. Well, that's where the Biopod comes in. It's an app-controlled terrarium that automatically makes sure everything stays just right.

Tanks for keeping jellyfish in a home lack a certain flair, so Belgium's Darwin Sect came up with the Darwin Tank jellyfish aquarium that looks like a high-tech habitat with a touch of old-world charm thrown in.