by Matt Pedersen | Jul 23, 2021 | Marine
Spectators watch as a diver in the Zoo Rostock reef aquarium clears detritus from the corals and rock with a jet of water. Image from SeaFriendlyReef video. Nearly as large as the iconic 20,000-gallon reef exhibit at the Long Island Aquarium, this incredible...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 16, 2021 | Marine
Reef Fish, $5/lb. Images from recent online ad posting. Hawaii’s small marine aquarium fishery has long been considered one of the most well-studied, well-managed ornamental marine fisheries on the planet. Anti-aquarium activists have attempted to legislate the...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 9, 2021 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 18, Issue 4 – REEF MICROBIOMES – July/August 2021. On the cover: Chelmon rostratus (Copperband Butterflyfish, pair): Dr. Vladimir Golubev. Background: Ricordea yuma Mushroom Coral: Tyler Fox. Go to the Digital Edition—for Immediate...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 1, 2021 | Marine
What was once considered a color morph is now recognized as a new species of Western Atlantic damselfish: Meet Chromis vanbebberae, the Whitetail Reeffish. Juvenile coloration, St. Paul’s Rocks, Brazil. Image credit Ross Robertson, CC BY 4.0 “The discovery...
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...
