by Jay Hemdal | Oct 9, 2008 | AMAZONAS - Jay Hemdal, CORAL - Jay Hemdal, Marine
I am launching this web log as a resource for home aquarists to glean information from the public aquarium side of aquarium keeping. Not all public aquarium work translates to home aquariums, but much of it does. Even information that does not directly apply to...
by Anne Linton | Oct 1, 2008 | CORAL Tables of Contents, Marine
CLEANING SYMBIOSIS VOLUME 5, NUMBER 5 4 Daniel Knop Editorial 5 Kathleen Wood Editorial 6 Interview: Dr. Gerald Allen 12 Getting Started Is Easy 14 Breeders Corner 18 Photo Essay: Cleaning Symbiosis by Daniel Knop 26 Feature: Cleaning Symbiosis...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Sep 14, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
It has been a little over three months since I stocked my first spawn of Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) eggs into a barren rearing tank. Forty days after hatching they looked like mandarins, but were still far from revealing the adult colors so appealing of...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Sep 10, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
Profit, ethics and the marine aquarium trade This year’s Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) heard a rather alarming call for action and a warning question issued to everyone involved in the marine aquarium hobby. At what price do we sacrifice...
by John Tullock | Aug 18, 2008 | AMAZONAS - John Tullock, CORAL - John Tullock, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Reports of Indo-Pacific lionfish munching on native fish species off the Atlantic Coast come amid renewed calls for restrictions on the importation of nonnative species. A proposed new law would adversely affect importation, breeding and possession of the...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Aug 15, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
Over the past several months I have learned a great deal about the behaviors and breeding of mandarinfishes (Synchiropus spp.), also known as dragonets. Mostly, I have learned that I want to know more. Each new day brings a new challenge, a new question and more...
