by Matt Pedersen | Dec 30, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
lf you’ve been reading the November/December 2021 issue of CORAL Magazine, you’re probably aware that many of the fangblenny species are ever more frequently available as captive-bred offerings. These “domesticated” Meiacanthus species tend to...
by Matt Pedersen | Sep 20, 2021 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Chaetodontoplus (Blue Phantom X Maze), one of two new hybrid marine angelfishes announced by Poma Labs. via Poma Labs From Dr. Matt Wittenrich: “Maze angels are incredibly diverse and one of our favorite angels. A few years ago we created the Blue Phantom, a...
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 20, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
This amazing, unique Pomacanthus angelfish was discovered while I was walking through the baggage claim at Tampa International Airport in late February 2020. What is it? Read on to find out! It’s pretty incredible to think that just as the Covid-19 Pandemic was...
by Matt Pedersen | Oct 16, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Poma Labs founder Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich has an unabashed predilection for angelfishes of the genus Chaetodontoplus, and his latest captive-bred introduction is almost unlike anything you’d find in nature. Almost. The Blue Phantom Angelfish was briefly shown...
by Matt Pedersen | May 9, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Can you call it a marine breeding “species first” when the fish in question hasn’t even been taxonomically described (and could even wind up being a geographic variant of an existing species)? It’s the tale of a Holy Grail species being bred before anyone even...