by Matt Pedersen | Oct 23, 2020 | CORAL Excerpt, Marine
Cover of CORAL Magazine Volume 17, Issue 5 – VERMES – November/December 2020. On the cover: Serpulid Feather Duster Worm, Protula magnifica: Denise Nielsen Tackett. Background: Dermal gills on Cushion Sea Star, Culcita novaeguineae: Larry P. Tackett Go to the Digital...
by Matt Pedersen | Apr 3, 2020 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine, New Products
Continuing our coverage from the 2020 Global Pet Expo, we can report that Florida-based Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums (ORA), a long-standing commercial breeder of marine ornamental fish, has ramped up their game for the 2020 season. They have a plethora of new...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Dec 5, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
Last year, as my interest in mandarins was being rejuvenated, I searched the internet for recent happenings in the world of the Genus Synchiropus. Beyond the obvious reports of reproduction and rearing, I was interested to know if things were changing in the way...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Sep 14, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
It has been a little over three months since I stocked my first spawn of Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) eggs into a barren rearing tank. Forty days after hatching they looked like mandarins, but were still far from revealing the adult colors so appealing of...
by Matthew L. Wittenrich | Aug 15, 2008 | CORAL - Matthew L. Wittenrich, Marine
Over the past several months I have learned a great deal about the behaviors and breeding of mandarinfishes (Synchiropus spp.), also known as dragonets. Mostly, I have learned that I want to know more. Each new day brings a new challenge, a new question and more...