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...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 13, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
The Harlequin Tuskfish, Choerodon fasciatus, a large, bold wrasse species that’s popular in the aquarium trade for obvious reasons! This image captured by Leonard Low on the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia. CC BY 2.0. BREAKING NEWS…There’s not...
by Matt Pedersen | Jul 31, 2020 | Marine, New Products
via Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums The newest release in the ORA lineup of aquacultured species is here, and it’s one that can’t be overlooked! The ORA Chalk Bass (Serranus tortugarum) boasts a striking teal-and-pink coloration highlighted by a bold bar...
by Matt Pedersen | Jun 22, 2020 | AMAZONAS - Matt Pedersen, CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Freshwater, Marine
This latest captive-breeding accomplishment highlights an interesting and occasionally-seen fish that is usually imported and distributed as part of the freshwater aquarium trade. The Top Hat Blenny, Omobranchus fasciolatoceps, is one of a few species of blenniid...
by Matt Pedersen | Mar 9, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
The news that Biota had bred the Pink Square Anthias may have gone unnoticed when we included the species as a new addition to our annual checklist of captive-bred marine aquarium fishes in 2019. At the time, it was simply noted that it had been accomplished, nothing...