by Matt Pedersen | Oct 13, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
The Harlequin Tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus, a large, bold wrasse species that’s popular in the aquarium trade for obvious reasons! This image captured by Leonard Low on the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia. CC BY 2.0. BREAKING NEWS…There’s not...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 11, 2020 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
PROTULA MAGNIFICAMagnificent Feather Duster or Coco WormThis large serpulid feather-duster has a hard, calcareous tube that can reach about 1 cm in diameter. One characteristic of worms in the genus Protula is that, unlike most serpulids, they lack an operculum to...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 10, 2020 | Marine
CORAL Magazine Mystery Specimen. Image: Nick Neumann/Quality Marine. A sneak preview from the REEF VISIONS feature in the November/December CORAL, edited by Matt Pedersen. Hint: This is considered a choice hardy enough even for a relative newcomer to reefkeeping—but...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 10, 2020 | Marine, News & Notes
Some of the 400 coral fragments that were created by attendees at the launch of the One Million Coral Planting Project, held by Fiji’s Ministry of Fisheries in celebration of Fiji Day and the 50th anniversary of Fijian independence from colonial rule. The...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 2, 2020 | Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Air cargo is the predominant means of transporting live tropical fish between states. The trade is already struggling with less reliable shipping during the pandemic, but expanded powers under the Heros Act could threaten interstate pet trade on a much deeper level....
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 2, 2020 | Marine
Bubbletip Sea Anemone (BTA), Entacmaea quadricolor, imported and photographed by ACI Aquaculture in Plant City, Florida. In the next issue of CORAL, Sr. Editor Matt Pedersen interviews Chris Meckley, founder of ACI Aquaculture in Plant City, Florida, to discuss his...