Tropical Hurricane Isaac is Out of this World

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Well they said this 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season would be a real big one. But no one told be it would be out of this World. Tropical Depression Isaac turned into Tropical Storm Isaac and Now Isaac Asimov is now a Tropical Hurricane with speeds in excess of 75 miles per hour and expected […]

Windmill Palm Trees, Tropical Accent Plants, Cold Hardy for Northern United States and Canada

Monday, March 1st, 2010

The Cold Hardy Windmill Fan Palm tree originated on the island of Chusan off the east coast of China, and the Windmill palm tree is often called the Chinese or Chusan Fan Palm. Robert Fortune smuggled Windmill palm plants from China into the Kew Horticultural Gardens and into the Royal garden of Prince Albert of […]

Tips On Feeding Your Aquarium Fish

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

I have already talked about selecting great fish and how to transport them home and settle them in to there new surroundings. Today I?m going to tell you about the correct way to feed your aquarium fish because it is one of the most important factors of keeping tropical fish.
Overfeeding aquarium fish is the most […]

Tropical Fruit Salads - A Delicious and Colorful Addition For Your Home Entertaining

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

It is amazing what the color of fresh fruits can do to add that extra dash of design to your home d?cor. People have often purchased permanent (or plastic) fruit bowls for show. Nonetheless, sometimes you can have the best of both worlds: beautiful, colorful fruits prepared in simple recipes that your friends […]

Cooking With Tropical Fruit - Pomegranates

Friday, February 12th, 2010

In Roman Mythology, Persephone loved the seeds of the pomegranate fruit so much that their flavor and allure were the ruin of her. It is said that the fruit caused Pluto the ability to overpower Persephone and never again could she return to earth. This prevention of the Goddess Persephone to return to the […]

Hurricane Alberto A Tropical Illegal Alien

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

As we are worried about illegal aliens, we must also be worried about an even more devastating trend coming across our borders. Hurricanes. The 2006 Hurricane Season has started early and illegal alien Hurricane Alberto grew rapidly from a tropical depression to a tropical storm and is now a Hurricane.

Alberto is not planning to come […]

Your Wedding In A Setting Of Tropical Splendour

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

You?ve thought about what you want to wear, who you want to invite and who will be in the bridal party, but have you thought about where you?re going to have your wedding? You could just have it in the local church or you could do it in the middle of the beautiful Caribbean. Having […]

Illegal Logging and Biodiversity Degradation in the Tropics

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Logging is a wood harvesting practice of extracting commercial with mostly merchantable timber from a forest. What does this mean? What and why is tropical forest degradation?

Tropical forest is diverse in terms of flora (plant species) and fauna (wildlife species) it provides various goods such as timber for construction, and non-timber products such as tree […]

Before You Buy Your Freshwater Tropical Fish

Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

So you?ve decided on which aquarium to buy, been and purchased it, and set it up in a prominent location in your home ? what next? Before you rush out and buy your freshwater tropical fish, you need to make sure you have all the equipment necessary. At the very least you need […]

Tropical Fish Breeding for Beginners - Guppies and Swordtails

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Breeding tropical fish can be a lot of fun. Try your luck at breeding livebearers such as guppies or swordtails.

Equipment Needed: Breeder Box or Breeder NetBreeding Grass 5 or 10 gallon tank for the baby fish or a tank divider that you can use for your main tank. A pair - 1 female and 1 […]