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YOU GOTTA’ LOVE IT Okra does very well in Aquaponic systems and far outproduces those plants that are soil bound. If you love Okra, you will be happy you put it in your system. Okra is known in many English-speaking countries as lady’s fingers or gumbo and is a flowering plant in the mallow family. It is valued for its edible green seed pods. Originating in Africa, the plant is cultivated in…

Finger food The Scud is a freshwater shrimp and it is one of the most popular natural food sources for many fish, large and small. The Scud can reproduce several times a year and the female is able to carry about fifty fertilized eggs in her egg pouch. The eggs are orange in color and can be clearly seen beneath her transparent shell. Young scuds hatch within the pouch and emerge fully formed,…

Two Images of my favorite crustaceans - the mighty spiny lobster and banded coral shrimp. #NaturePhotography ##TwitterNatureCommunity

Spotted Spiny LobsterGrand Cayman Banded Coral ShrimpGrand Cayman Underwater images captured with an Olympus PEN E-PL7 in Grand Cayman.