by Matt Pedersen | Jan 20, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
via Dallas World Aquarium (DWA) on Facebook; 1/19/2017 “From “behind the scenes” at the DWA: We are excited to announce that we are working hard to raise baby Flashlight fish (Photoblepharon palpebratus) in captivity. The aquarist responsible for...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 10, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
While freshwater aquariums and livestock dominated the Aquatic Experience – Chicago this year, there was no shortage of traveling marine aquaria on display, while a number of new aquarium products were being debuted and previewed at the event. What follows is a...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 4, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The fact that the first-time successful breeding of a species of rare Angelfish can somehow evade the online aquarium press for over half a year represents an interesting statement on how far captive breeding has come. Are breeding firsts so commonplace now that we...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 21, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
When the news came down that the Nautilidae (Allonautilus spp. and Nautilus spp.) will receive CITES Appendix II trade regulations and protections, we reached out to Dr. Bruce Carlson, a long-time Nautilus aquarist and researcher, for his opinions and insights on the...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 14, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
October 13, 2016 UPDATE: New aquatic species of interest to the aquarium trade that have just been proposed for CITES Listings include: • Clarion Angelfish (Holacanthus clarionensis) • All members of the Family Nautilidae (nautiluses, six species) • Potamotrygon spp....
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...
