by Matt Pedersen | Jun 22, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine
This latest captive-breeding accomplishment highlights an interesting and occasionally-seen fish that is usually imported and distributed as part of the freshwater aquarium trade. The Top Hat Blenny, Omobranchus fasciolatoceps, is one of a few species of blenniid...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 19, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
via the 44th Larval Fish Conference & University of Connecticut The 44th Larval Fish Conference was originally planned to be held in Mystic, CT, from June 21-26, 2020. But, as with so many gatherings, conventions, and conferences, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 12, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Perhaps the rarest goby on earth is known from a single male specimen collected by Curasub (a 5-man diving submarine outfitted for reef fish collection and research) between 374–449 feet (114–137 m) in Bonaire in 2013, hiding out in a glass bottle found along a sandy...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 5, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
It’s barely been a year since Bali Aquarich founder Wen-Ping Su stunned the world by adding the Red Sea’s Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) to the captive-bred list of marine ornamental fish. While breakthroughs like the first captive breeding of a species...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 4, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Brazil is primarily known for a dizzying diversity of freshwater aquarium species, including iconic species like the Imperial Zebra Pleco, Hypancistrus zebra, also known simply as L46. Lesser known, however, are Brazil’s tropical marine fishes; this is mostly...
by Matt Pedersen | May 20, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
CORAL Editor Matt Pedersen speaks with New Life Spectrum founder Pablo Tepoot about his years of success maintaining large groups the frustratingly challenging Moorish Idol, Zanclus cornutus, in the home aquarium. What’s his secret? “22 months, 25 Moorish...
