by CORAL Magazine | Aug 22, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Did you know that there’s an anthias that will fluoresce? That’s right. The Rose Anthias, Odontanthias katayamai, has this unique characteristic. And now, Surge Marine Life in Florida has bred it in captivity. Friday, August 22nd, 2025, Kevin...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 10, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Formerly known as Amphiprion chrysopterus, this French Polynesian clownfish is now known as the Polynesian Anemonefish, Amphiprion maohiensis. Image credit: Damsea/Shutterstock I’m excited to share this one, as it represents a little bit of personal validation....
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 3, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Coming in at 40 feet in length and 13,000 gallons, Steve’s Backyard Ocean is a testament to DIY ingenuity in the reef aquarium hobby. Screenshot from video at the Backyard Ocean YouTube channel. Steve’s Backyard Ocean, located in southern California,...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 23, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
At 40 feet (12.2 m) in length, and 13,000 gallons (49,000 L), Steve’s Backyard Ocean is a reef aquarium that offers nearly limitless potential. We all can dream! Screen capture from Backyard_Ocean video on YouTube. Presuming this is recently-shot footage, this...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 13, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Beautiful footage from Nautilus Live documents a shoal of Yellow Crown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavocoronatus, at Ahyi Seamount. Screenshot from Nautilus Live video. The Yellow Crown Butterflyfish, Chaetodon flavocoronatus, is a true rarity. It’s a close...
by CORAL Magazine | May 14, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The unique Harlequin, Black Marble, or Mimic Jawfish, shown in the JAW-DROPPING JAWFISHES issue of CORAL Magazine (on the left page, 22, in this image), is known to participate in a rather unique behavior. One of the more interesting species featured in the May/June...
