The cover of BULLETPROOF CORALS, our feature for the September / October 2015 issue of CORAL Magazine. We look at the corals with proven track records and selected reader wisdom for the aquarist starting out with small polyp stony (SPS) corals.
You may have glimpsed a copy of CORAL at your local aquarium retailer, or tucked among the offerings at Barnes & Noble, still wrapped in its protective poly sleeve, and wondered what mysteries are hidden inside. This is our latest sneak peek underneath the wrapper at what’s in store for the newest printed issue of CORAL Magazine.
Without further delay, take a look inside our September / October 2015 issue of CORAL Magazine.
The Table of Contents for the September/October 2015 issue of CORAL Magazine.
International Editor Daniel Knop encourages readers to try their hand at breeding the Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni.
“Many readers of this magazine take great pleasure in finding and keeping the most challenging species, but let us recognize the importance of the species that are, through thick and thin, in the wild or in our aquariums, the surest survivors.” – Remarks from the Editor’s Page, by James Lawrence.
This issue’s reef news looks at stony corals evolving defenses towards warming oceans, plankton and their contribution to “biomixing,” and what’s so special about limpet teeth?
Rarities is as full of temptations as ever, featuring ‘One-in-a-Million” Clownfish from Sea & Reef Aquaculture, and Maricultured Stony Corals from Quality Marine.
Our Cover Articles lead off with “Bulletproof Stony Corals” by Than Thein.
“Species & Secrets” – CORAL readers offer their advice on starting right with small-polyp stony corals!
ORA Grown Farm-Hardy SPS, by Vanessa Sommers, looks at the hardiest farmed corals today, some of which haven’t seen the ocean in 25 or 30 years!
“America’s Reef Tank” by J.R. Corvison, images by Lauren Ludi, goes behind the scenes of the Smithsonian’s Sant Ocean Hall aquarium in Washington, DC.
Travel with Dr. Dieter Brockmann as he visits and dives the Sea of Cortez.
Our Aquarium Portrait this issue is “Hernan’s Reef,” a very special 75-gallon created by Hernan Chavez in Anaheim, California.
A neophyte breeder documents his successes with Pterapogon kauderni in Reefkeeping 101 – DIY Banggai Cardinal Rescue.
Keeping with our theme of forgiving marinelife this issue, Daniel Knop’s Species Spotlight shines brightly on the classic “True” Percula Clownfish, Amphiprion percula.
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CORALexicon is a quick orientation for the technical terms that appear in articles in this issue.
CORAL’s newest Senior Editor Mike Tuccinardi takes us to Vietnam, a relative ‘late arrival’ to the global marine aquarium livestock trade.
Learn more about our parting shot (Reef Life) by the late Denise Nielsen Tackett, back on page 102.
If you cannot wait to get into our Bulletproof SPS Corals feature, current subscribers can log into the Digital Edition now to read on their laptops, PCs, and, now, all mobile devices. Subscribers with an iPhone or Android device you can also read the Digital Edition in our free-to-download apps. Now available at the iTunes Store, Google Play and Amazon.com for the new Kindle Edition.
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