by Matt Pedersen | Aug 3, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Back in 2014, we shared an endearing video series, Matt’s Reef Tank, in which expat Matthew Galat chronicled his life as a reef-keeper in China. Galat had, at the time, uploaded 4 episodes totalling over 80 minutes of footage, but was leaving the reef-keeping...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 3, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The Molly Miller Blenny, Scartella cristata, is one of the many under-appreciated marine aquarium fishes. At first glance, its appearance might be considered drab. Cryptic, camouflage coloration that seems to blend together into “gray” from a distance...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 8, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Because this is a photospread, I’ll do my best to restrain myself when it comes to talking about some exceptional clownfishes. I simply want to show off some great, mature designer Gold Stripe Maroon varieties that I photographed last fall in the main display...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2016 | Marine
This is a well-established tank, but I’m quickly starting to gather that it’s had a reboot. This first video is a documentation of the aquarium at the two-year mark with enlightening notes from Paul Brun, an outstanding system keeper. Here’s where it was featured...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 1, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
In the northern part of the U.S., the onset of summer ushers in prime time for the pursuit of native fishes in our backyard waters. While “native fishes” often elicit thoughts of Rainbow Darters, Sunfishes or one of a few killifishes, we should probably...