by James Lawrence | Oct 24, 2013 | Marine
This is the 630-gallon (2,400-L) featured reef in the Aquarium Portrait department of the November/December Issue of CORAL, written by Ab Ras. Owner Urbain Appeltans is a noted European filmmaker whose aquarium has been honored as Reef Aquaarium of the Year in...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Oct 24, 2013 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
The common bristle worms seen in aquaria are fireworms. Categorized by scientists as worms in the Family Amphinomidae of the Annelid Class Polychaeta, fireworms are easily recognized by their possession of groups of white defensive bristles located on both sides of...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 14, 2013 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The Horniman Museum’s Victorian Parlor Tank features coldwater marinelife native to the United Kingdom. It’s a modern day riff on the legendary works of British naturalist and marine biologist Philip Henry Gosse, who is credited as inventing the word...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 14, 2013 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
By Matt Pedersen & Coral Staff While spawning reports for various members of the iconic reef fish subfamily Anthiinae have been recorded in marine aquariums over the years, to date these beautiful shoaling species have resisted being raised successfully in...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 3, 2013 | Marine
Quality Marine Collector Brings Up New Deepwater Anthias Images by Eli Fleishsauer / Quality Marine A dazzling new species of anthias has been discovered by aquarium fish collectors working for Quality Marine in remote New Caledonia, and rare fish enthusiasts are...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 24, 2013 | Marine
“On September 23rd, 2013 we observed another spawning event on our coral greenhouse. “At approximately 7:45 pm nearly all fragments of our Blue Voodoo (Acropora sp.) spawned. These corals are split up into multiple tanks and isolated systems, yet their...