by CORAL Magazine | Feb 23, 2014 | Marine
A startling splotch of vivid crimson growing on the substrate was what first caught the eye of Peruvian marine zoologist Yuri Hooker in 2002 while he was diving in the relatively unexplored waters of the Peruvian Pacific. Not a sponge, which Hooker collects from time...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 22, 2014 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine, New Products
New Captive-Bred “Holy Grail” Reef Fish Now Commercially Available Excerpt from CORAL, Rarities, March/April 2014 Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums in Fort Pierce, Florida, is continuing its parade of unexpected and never-before-seen captive-bred species with...
by Ronald L. Shimek, PhD | Feb 22, 2014 | CORAL - Ronald L. Shimek, PhD, Marine
Of urchins and amphipods and of beauty and bugs Text & Images by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. People who have read more than one of my musings generally are aware I like to discuss things that aren’t what they seem to be. And particularly, I like to discuss things that...
by CORAL Magazine | Feb 22, 2014 | Marine
Almost a thing of the past, a fish-dominated marine aquarium with no corals or ornamental invertebrates is a rarity these days, but Reefbuilders’ videographer Jake Adams finds an outstanding exception in the home of Chris Campbell of Highlands, Colorado....
by James Lawrence | Feb 15, 2014 | Marine, New Products
Love is in the air, and isn’t mindful of species lines as proven by the latest hybrid dottyback from ORA. From ORA: This seems to be landmark year for Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums, as the tally of new ORA captive-bred fishes announced continues to mount. Here...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 14, 2014 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
California-based Unique Corals entered the retail aquarium trade a few years ago with a mission to do things differently. That meant supporting sustainable fisheries (they were the exclusive source for EcoAquariums PNG livestock, the successor to the work that started...