by CORAL Magazine | Mar 30, 2010 | Marine
Originally posted: 30 March 2010 By Henry A. Feddern, PhD A petition to classify 82 stony corals as Endangered Species under U.S. law could spell doom—or a bureaucratic nightmare—for any business or individual aquaculturing corals or live rock for the aquarium trade,...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 30, 2009 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Originally posted: November 2009 Ed Haag talks with Ken Nedimyer, CORAL November/December 2009 In 1977, a major cold front struck the southeastern seaboard of the U.S. Snow fell in the Florida Keys and the water temperatures plunged in that normally tropical...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Oct 29, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
What food and game fish aquaculture can teach us about raising ornamentals Aquaculture is nothing new. In fact, its origins can be traced back to 2,500 BC when the ancient Egyptians grew tilapia in earthen and stone ponds. Modern aquaculture has made a wealth of...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Oct 16, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Freshwater, Marine
My recent blog entry on the microscopic gourami raised a curious question: what is the difference between larvae and fry? This is a good question and helps illustrates some of the confusion that terminology creates within such a broad field. Is a Blue Tang always...