by Matt Pedersen | May 31, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
It’s not for lack of trying, but tracking down the story behind these unusual designer clownfish only adds to the mystery. Shared by an entity calling itself “Lunar Aquatics” in a single YouTube video, the aberrant clownfish were labeled...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 18, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
You may recognize Richard Ross (aquarist & biologist at the California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium) as a popular aquarium conference speaker and espouser of critical thinking in the reef aquarium hobby. While he may be better known these days for...
by Matt Pedersen | Jan 11, 2019 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
Above: Video by Tanne Hoff documenting the successful husbandry of the Red Sea’s Hooded Butterflyfish, Chaetodon larvatus, regarded as a staunch corallivore in the wild. When we believe for decades that something is impossible, we tend to get stuck in our ways....
by Matt Pedersen | Nov 16, 2018 | CORAL - Matt Pedersen, Marine
“Why would one of the most agile creatures in the ocean choose to scamper backwards?” That is the question posed by Science Friday’s feature “The Macroscope,” which investigated the oddly intriguing behavior of octopuses that forego their...
by CORAL Magazine | Nov 8, 2018 | Marine, New Products
via Red Sea If you believe that all protein skimmers are built alike, you’re in for a surprise. Red Sea’s new REEFER Skimmers bring a whole new level of reef aquarium filtration. The skimmers have been designed with hobbyists needs in mind, combining high performance...