by Matt Pedersen | Dec 29, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Hemerocallis fulva ‘Kwanso’. This cultivar of the notorious orange “ditch lily” was first isolated and named 163 years ago. Pay closer attention next summer, you may find this variety with extra petals living in your neighborhood, or even your own yard....
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 28, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes, Uncategorized
October 8th, 2022 – Jake Adams (right) joins John Hundson on Aquashella Chicago’s Fluval Mainstage to offer up an “all in good fun” debate, Freshwater vs. Saltwater. It would be Adams’ last time on stage at an aquatic event. Image...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 28, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, CORAL Excerpt, Marine
INSTAFLOW parody advertisement originally created by Gresham Hendee and Richard Ross in 2008. Matt Pedersen talks with JAKE ADAMSA full excerpt from the CORAL Magazine, Volume 11, Issue 2, March/April 2014. This article first appeared in CORAL Magazine’s...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 17, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
A new captive-bred hybrid batfish is an interesting twist on the attractive, yet large-growing fishes from the Platax genus. Image credit: Iwarna Aquafarm There isn’t a huge market (pun intended) for batfishes (Platax spp.) in the aquarium hobby these days. Of...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 30, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
For many, the Wrought Iron Butterflyfish, Chaetodon daedalma, is likely something they have never seen, let alone encountered alive. And they may never see one again, given its general rarity in the trade. This one greedily ate Mysis shrimp while in the display...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 23, 2022 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
A rare, quiet moment at the APEX display. While many marine aquarium events draw in a retailer presence, MACNA is often the pinnacle of manufacturer presence and new product releases, just as aquarium retailers see the start of the busy fall season. With a spacious...
