by Vincent Chalias | Jul 19, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Coral-killing sponges just overgrow corals and take over their skeletons as prime real estate, killing them in the process. That’s what a coral-killing sponge does. As if the list of threats to corals wasn’t long enough: climate change, pollution,...
by Vincent Chalias | Jul 5, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
Unique aberrant tangs like this unique Scopas Tang (Zebrazoma scopas) are highly sought-after fish, and often enter the trade with a wide range of fanciful names including “Koi”, “Xanthic”, “Two-Tone” and pretty much anything else...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 3, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Smashing Flowerpots: Sexual Propagation Success with Goniopora Corals by Matt Pedersen with images from Inter-Fish Pty Ltd This article first appeared in the July/August 2023 issue of CORAL Magazine. An exclusive free excerpt from the July/August 2023 issue of CORAL...
by Vincent Chalias | Jun 29, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
A ‘Starry Night’ Powder Blue Tang, the hybrid of Acanthurus leucosternon with Acanthurus nigricans. South East Bali, 5 m deep. The Powder Blue Tang (Acanthurus leucosternon) is a very common and charismatic fish in the aquarium trade, but also in all the...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 29, 2023 | CORAL Magazine Letters, Marine
Bruce Carlson asked whether the collection of fish for public and private aquariums is scientifically and morally defensible, in the May/June 2023 issue of CORAL. Dr. Bruce Carlson and Martin A. Moe, Jr., authored a pair of articles reflecting on the current state of...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 29, 2023 | Marine
Author Murray Camp reflects on reefkeeper burnout, growing weary of the aquarium lifestyle, and how to avoid a repeat as he re-enters the reef aquarium hobby. Exclusively in the pages of CORAL Magazine, July/August 2023. “Several years ago, I burned out on the...
