by CORAL Magazine | Feb 20, 2023 | CORAL - John Tullock, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Parasitic copepods and isopods that sometimes attack marine aquarium fishes By Jay F. HemdalExcerpt from the March/April 2023 CORAL Magazine Some forty 40 years ago, I was watching a group of Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora) being held in a wholesale livestock...
by John Tullock | Feb 9, 2009 | CORAL - John Tullock, Marine
Reef aquarists know what happens when they allow the pH of their tanks to drop. Corals are affected adversely. Scientists are warning that increasing amounts of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere as a result of human activities are contributing to coral reef...
by John Tullock | Jan 7, 2009 | AMAZONAS - John Tullock, CORAL - John Tullock, Freshwater, Marine
Despite conditions in the economy, several of the dealers I’ve spoken with say they’re doing fine. Back in the good old days of the 90s, my store did all right during tough times, too. People kept coming in for food and supplies, even though they might not buy a new...
by John Tullock | Aug 18, 2008 | AMAZONAS - John Tullock, CORAL - John Tullock, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Reports of Indo-Pacific lionfish munching on native fish species off the Atlantic Coast come amid renewed calls for restrictions on the importation of nonnative species. A proposed new law would adversely affect importation, breeding and possession of the...
by John Tullock | Jul 14, 2008 | CORAL - John Tullock, Marine, News & Notes
And Now for the Really Bad News Last week’s issue of Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, carried the dismal news that about one third of the world’s coral species are at risk of extinction. Among the most imperiled are...
by John Tullock | Jul 1, 2008 | AMAZONAS - John Tullock, CORAL - John Tullock, Freshwater, Marine
Although I am no longer an aquarium retailer, I can imagine what most of my former colleagues are going through these days. I won’t get into the debate as to whether we are now experiencing a recession or even something worse. I’m no economist. By whatever name,...
