by Jay Hemdal | Jun 16, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Freshwater, Marine, New Products, News & Notes
by Jay Hemdal Aquarium Curator The Toledo Zoo and Aquarium Introduction What are some common dreams people have for their lives? A decent job, solid home life, and good health probably all rank near the top of anyone’s list. Some people also yearn for those “long...
by Than Thein | Jun 15, 2015 | CORAL - Than Thein, Marine
What should you put on the bottom of your aquarium? Is there a benefit to having substrate that is super fine versus something more chunky? What about no substrate at all? We will take a look at these options and you can decide which works best for you. At Tidal...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Jun 15, 2015 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Excerpt from CORAL, July/August 2015 By Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. The opening gambit Remember that wonderful feeling you had when you put your new reef aquarium system together and got it powered up and running for the first time? After months of plotting, researching,...
by Mike Tuccinardi | Jun 13, 2015 | CORAL - Mike Tuccinardi, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Sri Lanka: Looking back and ahead at the island where the marine aquarium livestock trade got its start By Michael Tuccinardi CORAL, July/August 2015 Further Reading & References Dee, L., Horii, S. and Thornhill, D. 2013. Conservation and Management of Ornamental...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 5, 2015 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The Atlantic Sea Nettle Jellyfish, Chrysaora quinquecirrha, is something that caught my attention quite by accident. I was trying to ID some jellyfish and stumbled across this video by Travis Brandwood of The Jellyfish Warehouse....
by Jay Hemdal | Jun 1, 2015 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
The aquarium building at the Toledo Zoo opened in 1939. Originally housing only freshwater fish, this historic W.P.A. (Works Progress Administration) building gradually had marine exhibits added, starting in the 1970’s. Through the 1990’s to 2012, the number of...
