by James Lawrence | May 5, 2014 | Marine
The world’s leading annual gathering of saltwater aquarists, the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America, now in its 26th year, will take place in Denver, Colorado, August 29-31, 2014. Reservations for advertising sponsorships in the MACNA Conference Program...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | May 5, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Recently, I have written quite a bit about many temperate and cold water animals, some of which would, could, or should, make beautiful additions to an aquarium having the appropriate conditions. Aquarists interested in coral reefs have probably noticed the absence...
by Jay Hemdal | Apr 27, 2014 | CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Marine
A Marine Fish Propagation System at the Toledo Zoo by Laurie Dixon, Toledo Zoo Aquarium lead keeper You’ve heard the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well, it can take thousands of copepods to raise one larval fish. Our curator of fishes, Jay Hemdal, and...
by Mike Paletta | Apr 25, 2014 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Seeing The Light—The conversion from years of metal halide use to radically new LEDs By Mike Paletta Excerpt from the May/June 2014 issue of CORAL Magazine There is an old axiom about how to cook a bullfrog. You can’t just pop him into boiling water, because as soon...
by CORAL Magazine | Apr 25, 2014 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, News & Notes
Culturing the vulnerable King of the Parrotfishes By Tom Bowling Excerpt from the May/June 2014 issue of CORAL Magazine Palau is unique in many ways. Part of Micronesia in the Western Pacific Ocean, it is a biologist’s wonderland consisting of amazing mushroom-shaped...