by Matt Pedersen | Sep 14, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
A magnificent transition was occurring right on the show floor at MACNA 2018; unless it was pointed out, you could have easily overlooked it. Two groups of captive-bred Yellow Tangs, produced by the team at the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University (OI), were...
by Matt Pedersen | May 30, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
The Sapphire Damselfish, Pomacentrus pavo, is also known as the Peacock Damsel or simply the Pavo Damsel. This species has been on CORAL Magazine’s captive-bred ornamental marine fish species list since we started keeping track in 2013, but it was never...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 15, 2017 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine, News & Notes
Continued from Part 3 Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 Friends in Florida, continued Just Clownin Around (JCA) Venice, FL Find JCA on Facebook Status: We caught up with co-owner Rich Gaitan late Thursday night. The news was rough. “Personally, we (my...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 23, 2017 | Marine, New Products
Biota Researchers Accidentally Solve Mystery to Breeding the Illusive Borbonius Anthias A newly cultured Borbonius Anthias is changing the way we source unique fish for marine aquariums via Biota Aquariums A rare, beautiful creature living in the depths of our oceans...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 6, 2017 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
An expanded online edition of CORAL Magazine’s Rarities column, July/August 2017 by Matt Pedersen Biota Marine Life Nursery first made headlines with a story that left many experienced aquaculturists incredulous: the unheard-of production of tank-raised Bumphead...