by Matt Pedersen | Aug 22, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Coral Guardian seems to have embraced the concept of awareness leading to protection; to revisit and paraphrase the idea that we only conserve that which we know, understand, and cherish. As most reef aquarists already understand, little in the natural world can hold...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 25, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
With the Florida import ban on Lionfish of the genus Pterois starting a week from today, I reached out to learn what the industry was doing to prepare. John Reiter, proprietor of retailer Fish and Other ICHTHY Stuff, in Oldsmar, FL, simply stated that, “I...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 23, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
“Black Round Tubs”, or BRTs as they are commonly called, have become the new standard in marine fish larviculture, being seen in both commercial and hobbyist level applications (we occasionally see a variation on the BRT, the “Blue Round Tubs”,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 24, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
This is an expanded online version of the Reef News article first published in the print and digital editions of the July/August 2014 issue of CORAL Magazine. I would like to call this news shocking, but truthfully it was anticipated and expected among the marine fish...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 17, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Matt Wandell and Richard Ross are two professional aquarists who need no introduction to serious marine aquarium audiences. This dynamic duo of public aquarists has the kind of job most all of us would gladly commit manslaughter to have, working for the Stienhart...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 17, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Opinion by Matt Pedersen We just shared the news of the first successful captive-breeding of Hippocampus bargibanti at the wet hands of Steinhart aquarists Matt Wandell and Richard Ross. Marine breeders, and more specifically seahorse propagators, are no doubt...
