by Matt Pedersen | Oct 3, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
News breaks today that the vibrantly colored dragonet, which made its trade debut just a few years ago (early 2013) under the trade name “Ruby Red Dragonet,” now has a formalized scientific name. Shortened to simply “Ruby Dragonet” (on the...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 28, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Vanessa Cara-Kerr of Reef Patrol is at it again, this time in a rare appearance in front of the camera lens, explaining the basics of underwater filming during night dives to capture coral fluorescence. The insights shared could certainly have implications for reef...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 16, 2016 | CORAL - Marc Levenson, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
You may recall Jim Welsh as a past CORAL Magazine contributor; as an aquarist, he’s an all-in type of guy who looks for ways to break new ground and push forward the art and science of aquarium-keeping. This leads to things like his first successful breeding of...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 29, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Finding and Purchasing Butterflyfish An online bonus for the September/October 2016 issue of CORAL Magazine by Matt Pedersen Back in the day, butterflyfish were more popular, but with the advent of reef aquaria, they have largely fallen out of favor. It seems US-based...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 26, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
This week’s announcements of three Hawaiian endemic aquarium fish species being aquacultured, culminating with the successful captive-breeding of the “impossible to keep” Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, shows that the aquarium world is responding to threats...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 26, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Capping off a week of claiming species firsts, starting with the successful breeding of Potter’s Angelfish and then the breeding of the Lemon Butterflyfish, Rising Tide Conservation is bringing it home with the last piece of the Hawaiian endemic trifecta. Avier...
