by Matt Pedersen | Feb 25, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
It’s safe to say that HighDefCorals has taken the act of being a “Frag Swap Vendor” to a true art-form; they often have the swankest setup in the room. Gone are the days when vendors at frag swaps were simply hobbyists with a 20 gallon long and a...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 24, 2014 | Marine, New Products
via Fisheye Aquaculture The first ever commercially aquacultured Smallmouth Grunts (Haemulon chrysargyreum) are now available from FishEye Aquaculture!!!! They are well known for their brightly yellow striped bodies and their majestic schooling ability, as a matter of...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 24, 2014 | Marine, News & Notes
Researchers in Hawaii, in conjunction with the now well-known Rising Tide Conservation project, are getting very close to the first captive-bred Yellow Tang, Zebrasoma flavescens, but only after revisiting work that started over a decade prior. Originally published in...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 23, 2014 | Marine
A startling splotch of vivid crimson growing on the substrate was what first caught the eye of Peruvian marine zoologist Yuri Hooker in 2002 while he was diving in the relatively unexplored waters of the Peruvian Pacific. Not a sponge, which Hooker collects from time...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 22, 2014 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, New Products
New Captive-Bred “Holy Grail” Reef Fish Now Commercially Available Excerpt from CORAL, Rarities, March/April 2014 Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums in Fort Pierce, Florida, is continuing its parade of unexpected and never-before-seen captive-bred species with...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Feb 22, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Of urchins and amphipods and of beauty and bugs Text & Images by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. People who have read more than one of my musings generally are aware I like to discuss things that aren’t what they seem to be. And particularly, I like to discuss things that...
