Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 20, Issue 4: RABBIT FISHES (July/August 2023). On the cover: Coral Rabbitfish, Siganus corallinus. Franco Banfi/Nature Picture Library/Science Photo Library. Background: Micromussa lordhowensis. MVargas Photography at Vibrant Corals, Irving, Texas
HEREWITH, a sampling of articles and opening pages for readers curious about what the new CORAL Magazine issue brings.
Table of Contents for the July/August 2023 issue of CORAL Magazine. You can view this TOC online.Matt Pedersen reflects on lessons learned from over a decade of collaborating on CORAL Magazine with the late James M. Lawrence, CORAL’s publisher and editor-in-chief.We remember James M. Lawrence: 1946-2023 with his family’s obituary and letters from long-time friends and colleagues Lou Ekus, Ret Talbot, Martin A. Moe Jr., and Scott Michael. These and more can be read online.We devote this issue’s Reef News column to an interview with Dr. Samantha A. Koda, whose recent genetic study of Banggai Cardinalfish Iridovirus has ties back to the Banggai Rescue Project, and has revealed a deeper understanding of the virus responsible for this incurable and often fatal viral infection.Reef Visions, a portfolio of extraordinary marine life spotted in the current aquarium trade: We start this edition with an image that so impressed James Lawrence that he asked to save the main image for the opening spread of this issue! Meet Biota’s ‘Groovy Starchild Flowerpot’, an Alveopora sp., as photographed by aquarist Bruce Ciapesson.It’s practically a book in magazine format; Scott Michael presents arguably the most thorough examination of the Siganids (Rabbitfishes and Foxfaces) ever printed. Read all about it in ÜBER-ALGIVORES: The biology and captive care of Rabbitfishes (family Siganidae), with stunning primary photography by Scott Michael and François Libert.Matt Pedersen interviews Don Gilson and Dr. Luchang Shao about the world’s first-ever captive-breeding success with Gonipora corals. It may well be one of the most influential, groundbreaking stories to come out of the aquarium trade and hobby this year. You can read this exciting interview online in a free CORAL Magazine excerpt!Luca Perini’s beautiful 80-gallon reef aquarium proves that you don’t need a massive aquarium to create an awe-inspiring captive coral reef at home. Learn how Perini achieved these stylish results in his interview with Danilo Ronchi; it’s this issue’s Aquarium Portrait.Buckle-up LPS coral enthusiasts, because Dr. Deiter Brockmann and the CORAL Editors are about to vastly deepen your understanding of the corals in the genus Blastomussa in this Species Spotlight.It’s often suggested that most aquarists are in and out of the aquarium hobby in just 18 months. The open and frank discussion of “Reefkeeper Burnout” by veteran aquarist Murray W. Camp, and how he finds a way to come back to the hobby he loves, may offer insights on how to achieve a healthy and fulfilling long-term relationship with the reef aquarium hobby.Looking for the current issue of CORAL, or perhaps a hard-to-find back issue? Or, just wondering if there’s a local fish shop in your area that you’ve overlooked? Be sure to check the CORAL Sources page, in print and online, to find exceptional aquarium retailers that carry CORAL Magazine.
