by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Left to right: Andrew Sandler & Rachid Stoury (Polo Reef) observe sexually propagated Rough Cactus Coral (Mycetophyllia ferox) in a protective pen at the Florida Coral Rescue Center (FCRC), which Justin Zimmerman (Sea World) says keeps the tiny baby corals safe...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Another worldwide captive-breeding first is claimed by De Jong Marinelife among the increasingly difficult to find “never bred” clownfish species! Check out the world’s first captive-bred Oman Clownfish, Amphiprion omanensis....
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 16, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
The attractive juvenile coloration of the White Damselfish, Dischistodus perspicillatus, can’t be denied! However, aquarists need to be prepared for the fish that this becomes over time. Image Credit: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0 The Biota Group has had an eventful...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 16, 2023 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
They’re so commonplace that one might have assumed that it had already been done, but we had to wait until 2023 for someone to successfully breed the Lawnmower Blenny, Salarias fasicatus, and actually publish the news! CORAL Magazine, April/May 2023 A long...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 16, 2023 | Marine, New Products
The new Silver Streak Blenny is a captive-bred hybrid of two popular fang blenny species, the Kamohara Blenny (Meiacanthus kamoharai) and the Striped Blenny (Mieacanthus grammistes). Image by The Biota Group. via The Biota Group Introducing the first-ever Meiacanthus...
by Vincent Chalias | Jun 15, 2023 | CORAL - Vincent Chalias, Marine
The sturdy, horizontal, bright green branches of this Acropora are gorgeous, but this coral is probably not the real Acropora florida! A Classic: Acropora florida is a classic species within the aquarium industry. There are so many shapes and color variants within the...