by CORAL Magazine | Dec 18, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Can you identify this marine invertebrate? Hint: It is not Christmas Tree Worms. Image by Vincent Chalias/Bali Aquarium. Excerpt from Reef VisionsEdited by Matt PedersenJanuary/February 2021 CORAL RED & GOLD CYCLOSERISCycloseris sp.Bali AquariumDenpasar, Bali,...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 11, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Junda Lin’s Peppermint Shrimp, Lysmata jundalini, was only described in 2012. Just 8 years later, it debuts as a captive-bred aquarium resident from Bocas Mariculture, with U.S. distribution by Biota Aquariums. Image by Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich....
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 4, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
ACI Aquaculture’s “Covid ‘Shroom” Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. If 2020 had a coral mascot, this would be it. What’s been dubbed the “COVID ‘Shroom” in private conversations has an interesting backstory, as...
by Matt Pedersen | Dec 1, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Yellow Tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens, are the iconic marine aquarium fish only available through Hawaiian fishery harvest (and recently captive-bred offerings), and one of the spotlight species in the battle over the future of Hawaii’s aquarium fishery. Image...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
This amazing, unique Pomacanthus angelfish was discovered while I was walking through the baggage claim at Tampa International Airport in late February 2020. What is it? Read on to find out! It’s pretty incredible to think that just as the Covid-19 Pandemic was...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Ongoing trade wars between the US and EU + UK now set to have damaging impact on US ornamental fish producers. Credit: Shutterstock US exports of live ornamental freshwater and saltwater fish destined for the EU and UK are now collateral damage in the ongoing trade...