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MYSTERY CORAL: Softball for Summer
Can you identify this beautiful coral, photographed by Grant Rakowski at Lansing, Michigan-based aquarium wholesaler A&M Aquatics? ...
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Hawai'i Aquarium Fishery Submits Plan for Reopening
In a bid to re-open a shuttered aquarium fishery in the Hawaiian Islands, a 1,585-page revised Environmental Impact Statement and plan for allowing a dramatically scaled down trade have been submitted to state authorities. The plan calls for licensing just seven collectors and would limit the catch to eight f...
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VIDEO: Coral Bleaching, Recovery, Succession & Obliteration. Fiji: 2000-2016
Dramatic, newly-compiled footage documents the bleaching, recovery, expansion, and decline of a fringing reef at the island of Vunavadra in Fiji over a 16-year timeframe. Does the increasing frequency of weather-related catastrophe warrant intensive reef restoration efforts in locations like this?...
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Microscopic Mayhem When Corals Are Attacked
A juvenile Crown-of-Thorns Starfish with ultimately fatal damage to the arms and central disk after being repelled by the stinging weaponry of an Acropora coral. Credit: Dione Deaker, University of Sydney. Coral can fight back against attacking juvenile Crown-of-Thorns starfish—using stinging cells to i...
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Milwaukee Instruments: Debuts New Aquarium Testers & New Look
CORAL Magazine catches up with Carl Silvaggio, President of Milwaukee Instruments, to discuss the striking rebranding and six new additions to Milwaukee's product line that are of interest to aquarists....
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Friday Photospread: Minnesota Darter Hunt, 2021
An aquarium fish collecting expedition in the heart of the upper midwest? After a year of being cooped up by the pandemic, the native fish hobby might be just the remedy you've been looking for!...
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VIDEO Inside Look: AMAZONAS Magazine "FOSSIL FISHES"
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine's July/August 2021 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting June 8th, 2021....
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AMAZONAS Magazine "FOSSIL FISHES" Inside Look!
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine's July/August 2021 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting June 8th, 2021....
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Nominate Worthy Aquarists for MASNA's Annual Awards
It is that time of year where MASNA askes the marine aquarium community to nominate those special aquarists for the highest honors given within the marine aquarium community. Who will you put forward for consideration? Remember, they can't win if they were never nominated!...
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MASNA Student Scholarship Season - Apply Now!
The application period is open for MASNA's 2021 Marine Science Student Scholarships. The value of these scholarships has seen a substantial increase for 2021, now representing a $7,000 award for one lucky undergrad, and one graduate student in the marine sciences. ...
Marine
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MYSTERY CORAL: Softball for Summer
Can you identify this beautiful coral, photographed by Grant Rakowski at Lansing, Michigan-based aquarium wholesaler A&M Aquatics?
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Hawai'i Aquarium Fishery Submits Plan for Reopening
In a bid to re-open a shuttered aquarium fishery in the Hawaiian Islands, a 1,585-page revised Environmental Impact Statement and plan for allowing a dramatically scaled down trade have been submitted to state authorities. The plan calls for licensing just seven collectors and would limit the catch to eight fish species.
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VIDEO: Coral Bleaching, Recovery, Succession & Obliteration. Fiji: 2000-2016
Dramatic, newly-compiled footage documents the bleaching, recovery, expansion, and decline of a fringing reef at the island of Vunavadra in Fiji over a 16-year timeframe. Does the increasing frequency of weather-related catastrophe warrant intensive reef restoration efforts in locations like this?
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Microscopic Mayhem When Corals Are Attacked
A juvenile Crown-of-Thorns Starfish with ultimately fatal damage to the arms and central disk after being repelled by…
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Milwaukee Instruments: Debuts New Aquarium Testers & New Look
CORAL Magazine catches up with Carl Silvaggio, President of Milwaukee Instruments, to discuss the striking rebranding and six new additions to Milwaukee’s product line that are of interest to aquarists.
Freshwater
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Milwaukee Instruments: Debuts New Aquarium Testers & New Look
CORAL Magazine catches up with Carl Silvaggio, President of Milwaukee Instruments, to discuss the striking rebranding and six new additions to Milwaukee’s product line that are of interest to aquarists.
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Friday Photospread: Minnesota Darter Hunt, 2021
An aquarium fish collecting expedition in the heart of the upper midwest? After a year of being cooped up by the pandemic, the native fish hobby might be just the remedy you’ve been looking for!
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VIDEO Inside Look: AMAZONAS Magazine "FOSSIL FISHES"
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s July/August 2021 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting June 8th, 2021.
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AMAZONAS Magazine "FOSSIL FISHES" Inside Look!
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s July/August 2021 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting June 8th, 2021.
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AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2021
FOSSIL FISHES Volume 10, Number 4
New Products
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Milwaukee Instruments: Debuts New Aquarium Testers & New Look
CORAL Magazine catches up with Carl Silvaggio, President of Milwaukee Instruments, to discuss the striking rebranding and six new additions to Milwaukee’s product line that are of interest to aquarists.
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Illuminate Your Reef Aquarium with the SKY
Reef aquarists have a new choice in LED reef tank lighting with the SKY LED reef aquarium light from Neptune Systems. With wide coverage, diffused soft light, endless control options alongside user-friendly presets, the SKY aims to be all you need to light your reef.
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Proaquatix Showcases Captive-Bred Bellus Angelfish
Proaquatix is attempting to commercialize the captive-bred version of the Bellus Angelfish, Genicanthus bellus, a wonderful, reef-safe angelfish.
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Red Sea Introduces ReefDose Dosing Pumps
Designed from the bottom up specifically for reef aquariums, ReefDose comes with 2 or 4 bespoke (patent-pending) dosing heads that are so precise, they keep a consistent daily dosing schedule to the accuracy of a single drop.
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New REEFER-S Aquariums from Red Sea
New REEFER-S aquarium models add deeper and wider options to the Red Sea aquarium product lines.
News & Notes
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Hawai'i Aquarium Fishery Submits Plan for Reopening
In a bid to re-open a shuttered aquarium fishery in the Hawaiian Islands, a 1,585-page revised Environmental Impact Statement and plan for allowing a dramatically scaled down trade have been submitted to state authorities. The plan calls for licensing just seven collectors and would limit the catch to eight fish species.
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VIDEO: Coral Bleaching, Recovery, Succession & Obliteration. Fiji: 2000-2016
Dramatic, newly-compiled footage documents the bleaching, recovery, expansion, and decline of a fringing reef at the island of Vunavadra in Fiji over a 16-year timeframe. Does the increasing frequency of weather-related catastrophe warrant intensive reef restoration efforts in locations like this?
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MASNA Student Scholarship Season - Apply Now!
The application period is open for MASNA’s 2021 Marine Science Student Scholarships. The value of these scholarships has seen a substantial increase for 2021, now representing a $7,000 award for one lucky undergrad, and one graduate student in the marine sciences.
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Watch Now: Weird Waters Trailer
It’s one of those things that we simply can’t “print” in a magazine. It’s the official trailer for Weird Waters, coming to your screen in the summer of 2021!
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Captive-bred Copperband Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus
The UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, with Rising Tide Conservation, is pleased to announce the successful aquaculture of the copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus!
Jason says:
On first glance, an impressive 1585 page EIS. In reality, a weak 200 page EIS with 1385 pages of appendices, one of which (appendix C, I think it was) is a collection of public comments many of which expose deficiencies and biases of this EIS. Interesting how they dismiss the aquaculture alternative on the basis that it does not meet the applicant's purpose and need, is too costly, and some species don't reproduce well in captivity. Aquaculture would allow sale of potentially all white list species. I am aware that it is difficult, but innovation in the industry is needed and begins with the difficult work of breeding marine fish in captivity while removing one additional anthropogenic threat to reefs. This EIS should declare a desire and a vision to enhance captive breeding rather than suggest continued perpetual dependence on reef stock. I have a 180G and a 30G saltwater reef tank. I love it. I've learned so much and I my respect and admiration of the coral reef has grown exponentially. It has also exposed my ignorance and misinformation. 60% of my fish are captive bred specimens. I have not purchased wild caught fish since 2018 and never plan to again. I will continue to fervently support marine aquaculture in hopes that this action reduces pressure on a wonderful and fragile ecosystem-the coral reef. JS, DVMMYSTERY CORAL: Softball for Summer says:
[…] Get your guess ready, post the in the comments below, and then click for the answer! […]Clayton Ryals says:
Have you had any progress in raising thai micro crabs yet. This post is a few years old. Thank you for your timeMark Gray says:
Would love to buy one of your copper bands how can I get on a list?Kristopher Sekely says:
Hi I believe that a coral killing a starfish is not that unusual in my tank I have a healthy chalice coral that attacks small asterina starfish that fall off the glass and land on it they seem to disappear in a short amount of time and I never have seen any damage to the chalice.Matt Pedersen says:
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED A NAME! Stay tuned for the winner!