by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Jul 11, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
Today, for about the 400th time this week, I re-read Wolfgang Mai’s article in Coral Magazine entitled Mission Accomplished: Spawning the Spotted Mandarin. No matter how many species of fish we raise, there is always a sense of wonder and excitement when working with...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Jun 11, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
First in a Series on Zooplankton – by Matthew L. Wittenrich Copepods are small or microscopic crustaceans ubiquitous in nearly all aquatic environments. They teem, mostly unseen to the naked human eye, in all types of water — marine, fresh, brackish — and even...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Mar 4, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
One Step Closer to Captive-Raised Mandarins By Matthew L. Wittenrich “The voyage of discovery lies not in finding new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” —Marcel Proust Not too long after my Breeder’s Guide was released, I was confronted by people asking, “Why...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Mar 4, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
An urgent rationale for captive breeding of these popular fishes The fishery for mandarinfishes, especially the Green Mandarin and Spotted Mandarin is highly selective, targeting large males. For aquarists hoping to breed these fishes, finding a female can often be a...
