by CORAL Magazine | Dec 14, 2012 | Marine
It was just over a year ago that Tea Yi Kai opined about Randall’s Assessor (Assessor randalli) in a Reefbuilders’ post. Kai called it the “seldom seen, virtually unknown” cousin of the Yellow Assessor (A. flavissimus) and the Blue Assessor...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 30, 2012 | CORAL Excerpt, News & Notes
CORAL will start off the New Year with an issue packed with excitement and good news, as we report on worldwide marine aquarium fish breeding successes. With a publication date of January 1st, the issue will feature Richard Ross and Matt Wandell working with Ghost...
by Matt Pedersen | Feb 23, 2012 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, News & Notes
Remembering Bill Addison: “Fishes would see him and spawn” By Matt Pedersen & The Staff of CORAL It was the evening of February 17th, when we received word from long-time fish breeder and friend Joe Lichtenbert. “Some very sad news,” wrote Lichtenbert, “Bill...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Oct 29, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
What food and game fish aquaculture can teach us about raising ornamentals Aquaculture is nothing new. In fact, its origins can be traced back to 2,500 BC when the ancient Egyptians grew tilapia in earthen and stone ponds. Modern aquaculture has made a wealth of...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Oct 16, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Freshwater, Marine
My recent blog entry on the microscopic gourami raised a curious question: what is the difference between larvae and fry? This is a good question and helps illustrates some of the confusion that terminology creates within such a broad field. Is a Blue Tang always...