Riverside Reef Aquatics LLC

01/14/2025

Lake Titicaca’s elevation relative to sea level and other large lakes.

01/13/2025

Used 75 gallon tank. Drilled. Includes plumbing and slim line overflow bow. $100

01/13/2025

Saltwater live sand will be in on Wednesday

01/13/2025

Saltwater Sales

01/13/2025

Truth

01/13/2025

I think our phones are back up!

01/13/2025

Full FW availability list

-Gold/Green Brochis Cats
-Med. Festivum
-Gradulosus Marble Catfish
-Zebra Danio
-WILD Rams
-Chameleon Loricaria
-XL Flagfish
-Male Koi Bettas
-Melanistus Cory Cats
-Whiptail Loricaria
-Rainbow Sharks
-Paleatus Cory Cats
-Red Tail Golden Shark
-Neon Pineapple Swordtail (1 male left)
-Synodontis angelicus/epturus hybrids
-Albino Bristlenose Plecos
-African Pom Pom Knifefish
-Lg Leopard Pimelodus Catfish
-Convict/Tamasopo Cichlid Hybrids ONLY 2 LEFT
-Red Cap Guppies
-Pygmy Aquatic Frogs (NOT clawed frogs)
-Otocinclus Cats
-Assassin Snails
-Clown Killifish
-White Cloud Mountain Minnows
-African Debawi Catfish
-Honey Dwarf Gourami
-Flyin Fox Algae Eaters
-Green Swordtails
-Clown Loach
-Celebese Rainbowfish
-Albino Kribensis
-Kribensis
-Lg Adult Uaru
-Med/Lg Nicaraguense
-Lg Adult WILD Geophagus winemilleri
-Med/Lg Festivum
-Lg L600 Redfin Cactus Pleco
-African Viper Shrimp
-Bloody Mary Shrimp
-Mango Pleco
-Congo Tetra
-Black Phantom Tetra

+ Lots of new plants
+ New fish WEDNESDAY!

01/13/2025

Amazing!

Research shows cuttlefish exhibit cognitive skills comparable to human children.

In a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B., researchers adapted the famous "marshmallow test" for marine creatures, challenging them to forgo a less preferred food (prawns) in favor of a delayed but more desirable meal (live shrimp).

Common cuttlefish demonstrated the ability to delay gratification, a skill traditionally associated with humans and other highly intelligent animals.

All six cuttlefish in the experiment displayed self-control, tolerating delays of up to 130 seconds — a level comparable to primates, crows, and parrots. Intriguingly, cuttlefish that excelled at waiting were also better at adapting to new reward-based learning tasks, suggesting a link between self-control and cognitive flexibility.

What makes this discovery even more remarkable is the lack of behaviors like tool use, food caching, or complex social structures — traits typically associated with delayed gratification — in cuttlefish.

Instead, researchers speculate this ability evolved to help them survive their predator-filled environments, where breaking camouflage to forage requires careful timing and precision. By optimizing their foraging strategies, cuttlefish may have developed this cognitive skill as a byproduct of their unique lifestyle.

Learn more: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.3161

Image: IRC

01/13/2025

I know that often I’m asked when products are coming in and my response, many times, is that it’s been ordered and I’m waiting for it to come in.
This is not BS and I’m posting this as an example. I got this email on January 10th, 2025. If you look at the bottom of the pic, you can see my order number and the date the order was placed, January 27th, 2024!Almost a FULL YEAR from when I placed the order to when it was processed.
We try our best to get everything everyone wants, but sometimes it’s not easy.
Hope everyone had a great weekend.

01/12/2025

Special order Red Oscar had to share the beauty with everyone 🥰🤩

01/12/2025

Juvenile Clown Killies
These guys get AMAZING color!

01/12/2025

Red Cap Guppies

01/12/2025

Constantly active Golden RedTail Sharks and a few photobombing tank bred Cory paleatus cats.

01/12/2025

XL Florida Flagfish

01/11/2025

SW Livestock

-Ocellaris Clowns
-Dispar Anthias
-Flame Hawkfish
-Lyretail Anthias M & F
-LG Cleaner Wrasse
-Hippo Tangs
-Marine Betta
-Pink Square Anthias
-LG Achilles Tang
-Blue Stripe Clownfish
-Orange Filefish
-Pintail Wrasse
-Purple Tang
-Orange Skunk Clownfish
-Rainford's Goby
-African Flameback Pygmy Angelfish
-Orange Spot Goby
-Red Spot Shrimp Goby
-Fiji Yellow Belly Blue Damsels
-Tomato Clown
-Juv. Formossa Wrasse
-Lg Blue Ring Annularis Angelfish
-Dejardini Sailfin Tang
-4 Stripe Damsel
-Scopas Tang
-Banded Coral Shrimp
-Striped Trochus Snails
-LG Cleaner Shrimp
-Pink Sea Cucumbers
-Target Pistol Shrimp
-Candycane Pistol Shrimp
-Camel Shrimp
-Yellow Banded Coral Shrimp
-Arrow Crabs
-Blood Shrimp
-Orange Linkia Starfish
-Banded Serpent Starfish
-Harlequin Shrimp
-Star Astrea Snails
+ Live Coral!

01/11/2025

Have a pest starfish problem in your reef? We have your solution. The starfish eating Harlequin Shrimp. Beautiful but deadly (if you’re a starfish).

01/11/2025

Orange Linkia Star trying to grab pellets from the surface. 😜

01/11/2025

Large Pink Sea Cucumbers
These aren’t much to look at but they play an IMPORTANT part in reef keeping. These animals crawl around ingesting sand, digesting the organic matter within and expelling clean sand. They also help in the releasing of trapped decomp gasses within the substrate and while oxygenating bacteria. Any established reef tank should have at least one!