by Anne Linton | Aug 1, 2008 | CORAL Tables of Contents, Marine
DOTTYBACKS VOLUME 5, NUMBER 4 4 Daniel Knop Editorial 5 Kathleen Wood Editorial 6 Interview: Dr. Catherine McFadden 10 Getting Started Is Easy 14 Oddities 16 Reef News 18 Photo Essay: Dottybacks by Daniel Knop 26 Systematics Of The...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Jul 21, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
The other day I was visiting a local Florida fish shop and came across these Percula Clownfish. They had been captive-raised by a local aquarist and brought to the fish shop with great pride. As I watched them writhe in a tight group amidst a fake turquoise coral, I...
by John Tullock | Jul 14, 2008 | CORAL - John Tullock, Marine, News & Notes
And Now for the Really Bad News Last week’s issue of Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, carried the dismal news that about one third of the world’s coral species are at risk of extinction. Among the most imperiled are...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Jul 14, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
You Can’t Breed the Greens without Trying the Spotteds By Matthew L. Wittenrich After a 14-year hiatus of keeping mandarins, I must admit, they are slowly creeping up on my list of favorite fish. Having met success in rearing large numbers of the Green Mandarin,...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Jul 11, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
Today, for about the 400th time this week, I re-read Wolfgang Mai’s article in Coral Magazine entitled Mission Accomplished: Spawning the Spotted Mandarin. No matter how many species of fish we raise, there is always a sense of wonder and excitement when working with...
by John Tullock | Jul 1, 2008 | AMAZONAS - John Tullock, CORAL - John Tullock, Freshwater, Marine
Although I am no longer an aquarium retailer, I can imagine what most of my former colleagues are going through these days. I won’t get into the debate as to whether we are now experiencing a recession or even something worse. I’m no economist. By whatever name,...
