by CORAL Magazine | Oct 18, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
A captive Homophyllia australis on-site at Monsoon Aquatics, moments before the egg bundle is released. “Coral spawning seems to be like waiting for a bus. Nothing for ages and then two come along at the same time.” – Dr. Jamie Craggs, commenting on...
by CORAL Magazine | Oct 17, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Still known to many aquarium hobbyists simply as Scolies or Scolys due to their former placement in the genus Scolymia, the captive-breeding of this highly-prized large polyp stony coral from Australia was once simply a daydream. It’s time to wake up and face a...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 30, 2021 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 18, Issue 5 – SOLAR SYMBIONTS – September/October 2021. On the cover: “Zooxanthellae” cells: Frank Fox/Science Photo Library. Background: Ricordea yuma Mushroom Coral: Michael Vargas. Go to the Digital Edition—for Immediate Reading The...
by CORAL Magazine | May 4, 2021 | Marine, News & Notes
Larval progression documenting the development of the world’s first captive-bred Copperband Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus. Image provided by Rising Tide Conservation/University of Florida. via Rising Tide Conservation UF/IFAS IRREC Successfully Aquacultures...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 16, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Quietly announced some weeks ago to their wholesale customers, we finally get a look at another captive-breeding first from Biota, the Yellow Lyretail Damselfish, Neopomacentrus azysron. Image courtesy The Biota Group. Biota’s Palau facility has released a first...