by Matt Pedersen | Jun 18, 2021 | Marine
Elongated corallites are equally matched by long polyp tentacles. Image credit: Vincent Chalias/Bali Aquarium It features a very spiky appearance given the elongated corallites of this species.It is a coral rarely (if ever) seen in the marine aquarium trade.A...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 18, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Here’s a look at the coral in its full glory, an image published in the current July/August 2021 issue of CORAL Magazine.. This is Galaxea longisepta, now being maricultured in Indonesia for the aquarium trade. Note that many of the polyps are retracted in this...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 18, 2021 | Freshwater, Marine, New Products
sera’s new X-Feeder includes multiple design features to prevent the intrusion of moisture into the aquarium food storage compartment. via sera The newest generation automatic feeder, from sera Designers at sera say their X-Feeder sets new standards for...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 11, 2021 | Marine
Can you identify this beautiful coral, photographed by Grant Rakowski at Lansing, Michigan-based aquarium wholesaler A&M Aquatics? Summertime is here, and that means time for softball! Veteran aquarists will have a blast trying to identify this—well, how should we...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 11, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Potter’s Angeflish, Centropyge potteri, is a Hawaiian endemic and one of eight species allowed to be collected under the latest proposal to reopen the West Hawaiian aquarium fishery. In the ongoing legal battle over Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery, PIJAC,...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 4, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
From growth and change to storm driven devastation, Bruce Carlson and Marjorie Awai catalog the changes on a Fijian coral reef. What does the future hold? Marine biologist Dr. Bruce Carlson and partner Marjorie “Marj” Awai have published new video-based...