by Matt Pedersen | May 9, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
A precious handful: captive-bred Paracanthurus hepatus tangs produced by Surge Marine Life. We recently shared the story of Florida-based Surge Marine Life joining the ranks of aquaculture facilities that have successfully produced and sold captive-bred Purple Tangs...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 19, 2025 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Florida-based Surge Marine Life expands its selection of captive-bred tangs with the Purple Tang, Zebrasoma xanthurum. Surge Marine Life catapulted itself into the marine aquarium trade with its audacious contribution of a new hybrid Zebrasoma tang in 2024, the Scopas...
by CORAL Magazine | Jan 23, 2025 | Marine, New Products, News & Notes
Today, The Biota Group has announced successful commercial-scale production of captive-bred Pacific Blue Tangs (Paracanthurus hepatus) after a five-year effort, transforming sporadic captive breeding into consistent, large-scale aquaculture production for the aquarium...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 12, 2024 | Marine, News & Notes
The Oceanic Institute (OI) of Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) released over 300 aquacultured yellow tangs into the wild in a first-ever stock-enhancement effort of a non-foodfish, non-gamefish species. Image credit: The Ohana, Hawaii Pacific University. Last week, the...
by CORAL Magazine | Jun 6, 2024 | Marine, New Products
The captive-breeding success with the Convict Tangs (Acanthurus triostegus) could pave the way for future innovations with members of this popular genus of aquarium fishes. Image courtesy The Biota Group. Representing only the second surgeonfish/tang of the genus...
