by Matt Pedersen | Aug 9, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Most marine fish enthusiasts have seen the stunning and adorable Bargibant’s Pygmy Seahorse. It’s vividly colored, an iconic photography subject, and the stuff of legends (that is to say, a fish that you can’t actually own). But did you know that...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 7, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
“For as long as I’ve done this, finds like this still get me excited!” said David Liemohn, owner of Northstar Aquatics, an aquarium livestock importer and wholesaler based in Savage, Minnesota. It’s hard to say for certain, but there’s a...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 27, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Attendees of the 2018 MBI Marine Breeder’s Workshop in July first heard the news that first-feeding Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula) will consume the nauplii of Apocyclops panamensis (often humorously dubbed Apocalypse pods). The revelation came via Tamara...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 25, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The work of wildlife cameraman Peter Kragh has been seen in many recognizable projects including BBC’s Planet Earth and Life, Nat Geo’s Secret Life of Predators, and the IMAX films Journey to the South Pacific, Under the Sea 3-D, Deep Sea 3-D, and more....
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 21, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The genus Plectranthias contains right around 50 examples of small, bottom-dwelling Anthiines. On the whole, they are seldom encountered by aquarists, and for that matter, most live at depths which preclude frequent collection for the marine aquarium trade. The...
by Matt Pedersen | May 30, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
The Sapphire Damselfish, Pomacentrus pavo, is also known as the Peacock Damsel or simply the Pavo Damsel. This species has been on CORAL Magazine’s captive-bred ornamental marine fish species list since we started keeping track in 2013, but it was never...
