by Matt Pedersen | Sep 7, 2024 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
James Lawrence (left) and Jake Adams (right) were both recognized posthumously by MASNA in 2023. The Marine Aquarium Society of North America (MASNA) has a long history of recognizing outstanding aquarists who help lead, influence, and mentor saltwater fish and reef...
by CORAL Magazine | Sep 6, 2024 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine, SPONSOR - Quality Marine
Meet the Gulf Blenny. Ecsenius pulcher, recently aquacultured by the QM Labs division of Quality Marine in Los Angeles, California. Well, you could argue that we definitely slow-played revealing the latest mystery fish, first teasing it months ago! The answer was...
by CORAL Magazine | Aug 29, 2024 | CORAL - Marc Levenson, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Jeff Turner (center), interviewed by Marc Levenson and Matt Pedersen to discuss all things reef aquarium filtration! Well, you can’t say we don’t keep our word, although sometimes things take longer than we anticipate. Finally, the first of our five marine...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 10, 2024 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Captive-bred Twinspot Bass, Serranus flavivenris, have been produced by Bocas Mariculture in Panama, and are being distributed into the marine aquarium trade by Quality Marine in Los Angeles, California. Image courtesy Quality Marine. We heard it through the marine...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 26, 2024 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine, New Products, News & Notes
A striking example of Acropora valida from Fiji. Image copyright Walt Smith International Update, 1/26/24: CORAL readers got the exclusive first announcement that Fiji’s trade in coral was finally set to resume after a 6-year hiatus in the January/February 2024...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 19, 2024 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
This Zebrasoma hybrid could represent one of a few possible hybrid origins. It seems clearly that the Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum) is in the mix, but is the other parent a Scopas Tang (Z. scopas) or a Gem Tang (Z. gemmatum)? Image courtesy Surge Marine Life. via...
