by Matt Pedersen | Oct 12, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
A CORAL subscriber asked for some help with the digital edition, noting that they were having trouble reading the small font size. Knowing that I (CORAL editor and publishing partner Matt Pedersen) recently suffered the indignation of having to purchase...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 26, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
At roughly 3.5 months of age and 1.5 inches in size, the world’s first captive-bred Rose Anthias, Odontanthias katayamai are shipping from Surge Marine Life in Florida. Image courtesy Surge Marine Life. Earlier this year, we shared that Florida-based Surge...
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...
