by Than Thein | Apr 8, 2016 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
I started the hobby before the Internet became widely used, and information for new marine aquarists was sourced mainly through local fish stores. I was lucky enough to have some decent ones, but it was limited—no doubt about that. Today, beginning hobbyists have to...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 4, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
MASNA Scientific Poster Session to be held at MACNA 2016 in San Diego, California, September 9 – 11, 2016 April 4, 2016, For immediate release [via MASNA] The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) is proud to present the inaugural MASNA Scientific Poster...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 24, 2016 | Marine
Yellow Tangs – The Breeding Breakthrough | Fincasters Episode 122 Captive-raised Yellow Tangs have finally happened. Researchers at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii, led by Dr. Chad Callan, successfully broke through a bottleneck in raising Yellow Tang fry. The...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 23, 2016 | Marine, News & Notes
The Marine Ornamental Program at Roger Williams University is successfully rearing the Yasha Goby (Stonogobiops yasha) in captivity! Working under Dr. Andy Rhyne, a team of undergraduates in Rhode Island has six pairs of the highly popular nano marine fish spawning...
by CORAL Magazine | Mar 20, 2016 | Marine
via Rising Tide Conservation – 3/20/2016 The team at Roger Williams University now have two Yasha goby cohorts becoming juveniles. The process started around day 30 with the larvae starting to settle on the tank walls and bottom as clear larvae. Metamorphisis...
by Jay Hemdal | Mar 12, 2016 | CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Marine
Over the past few months, marine aquarists around the globe have been avidly following the progress being made by Chad Callan and his team at the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University to produce the first group of captive born (CB) Yellow Tangs, Zebrasoma...