by Matt Pedersen | Jun 21, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
We put it out there: unknown mysterious clownfish with an unusual color pattern, called “Zombies.” For a few weeks, virtually everyone directly involved with these fish failed to respond to direct inquiries. CORAL readers came through once again. Special...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 20, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
An interesting gastropod is making its way from Florida into the aquarium trade. It was featured last week by Dynasty Marine, which operates out of Marathon in the Florida Keys, and is not prevalent in the aquarium hobby or aquarium trade at this time. While the...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 11, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
June 11, 2019 It hasn’t even been a year since the first images surfaced of a remarkable new damselfish species discovered by aquarium fish collectors working in Madagascar. While specimens of this new fish have been entering the aquarium trade alongside other...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 7, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
May 31st, 2019, Coral Vita has cut the ribbon, opening its first land-based coral restoration farm at Freeport, Grand Bahama. While Coral Vita is certainly not the first land-based coral farm, nor is it the first coral reef restoration effort, Coral...
by Matt Pedersen | May 31, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Wen-Ping Su of Bali Aquarich (Bali, Indonesia) saw fit to close out May 2019 by revealing yet another in a seemingly endless stream of groundbreaking marine fish aquaculture firsts. Shared as a bit of a guessing game for his friends and followers, Su’s clues...
by Matt Pedersen | May 31, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
It’s not for lack of trying, but tracking down the story behind these unusual designer clownfish only adds to the mystery. Shared by an entity calling itself “Lunar Aquatics” in a single YouTube video, the aberrant clownfish were labeled...
