by Matt Pedersen | Jan 30, 2021 | Marine
Can you ID the cultivar of this mystery coral? Hint: It’s obviously a SPS stony coral. Guessing the genus is going to be the easy part. Many corals in this large family are never identified to the species level in the aquarium trade, and yet they can sometimes...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 23, 2021 | Marine
Can you identify these symbiotic partners? Credit: Gary Bell/Oceanwide Images. Hint: This pair was photographed in the wild off Bali, Indonesia. Both fish and invertebrate are often available to reefkeepers in the aquarium trade. Answer at bottom of page. Read all...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 23, 2021 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 18, Issue 1 – SPAWNING NIGHTS – January/February 2021. Go to the Digital Edition—for Immediate Reading The January/February 2021 Issue of CORAL is on its way from New Hampshire to subscribers and at the best marine aquarium retail stores...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 23, 2021 | Marine
The anesthetized holotype of Eviota angustifascia, a 10.6 mm male from Tavunasici, in the Lau Islands group of Fiji. Image credit: Mark V. Erdmann With the new description of Eviota angustifascia, the official tally of newly described Eviota dwarfgobies comes to 123...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 22, 2021 | Marine
Dr. Jamie Craggs is the second speaker to be announced for mini MACNA 2021 via Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) Introducing the second mini MACNA Speaker: Dr. Jamie Craggs Presenting with the theme of Overcoming Future Challenges in Reefkeeping....
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 16, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
After years of relentless attempts to legislate Hawaii’s legal marine aquarium fishery out of existence, anti-aquarium trade activists, with the support of big environmental non-profits, have succeeded in officially closing what some consider to be the most...
