by Matt Pedersen | Aug 29, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Finding and Purchasing Butterflyfish An online bonus for the September/October 2016 issue of CORAL Magazine by Matt Pedersen Back in the day, butterflyfish were more popular, but with the advent of reef aquaria, they have largely fallen out of favor. It seems US-based...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 26, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
This week’s announcements of three Hawaiian endemic aquarium fish species being aquacultured, culminating with the successful captive-breeding of the “impossible to keep” Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, shows that the aquarium world is responding to threats...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 26, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Capping off a week of claiming species firsts, starting with the successful breeding of Potter’s Angelfish and then the breeding of the Lemon Butterflyfish, Rising Tide Conservation is bringing it home with the last piece of the Hawaiian endemic trifecta. Avier...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 24, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Pursuing new hybrid clownfish, Sustainable Aquatics is back with a new combination it has named the Salva Dali. This hybrid is the result of mating a “Longfin” Amphiprion ocellaris with a Picasso Percula, A. percula. The resultant hybrid, at its base level...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 3, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Back in 2014, we shared an endearing video series, Matt’s Reef Tank, in which expat Matthew Galat chronicled his life as a reef-keeper in China. Galat had, at the time, uploaded 4 episodes totalling over 80 minutes of footage, but was leaving the reef-keeping...
by Matt Pedersen | Aug 3, 2016 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The Molly Miller Blenny, Scartella cristata, is one of the many under-appreciated marine aquarium fishes. At first glance, its appearance might be considered drab. Cryptic, camouflage coloration that seems to blend together into “gray” from a distance...
