Marine
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New A500X Tuna Blue LED Lighting from Kessil
Kessil’s new A500X Tuna Blue represents a high-powered SPS-centric lighting option with full spectral and intensity control…
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Videos: Happy Nguyen's Reefs
There one consistent theme to Thai aquarist Happy Nguyen’s reef aquariums: floating reef support structures that are mounted to well hidden anchor points. This allows shelves and fingers of coral to reach out over expanses of unfettered substrate underneath.
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Mystery Species - Can You ID This Fish
Author Scott Michael says it’s a great fish (and anemone) to know for the reefkeeper ready to move beyond keeping Nemo.
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Dr. Daphne Fautin (1946-2021)
Dr. Daphne G. Fautin, an invertebrate zoologist who pioneered research into sea anemones and their symbiotic associations with anemonefishes, died March 12, 2021 in Medford, Oregon
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Neptune Unveils GRO Refugium Light
The Neptune Systems GRO is a specialized, 20W LED light designed to grow many types of common macroalgaes in a refugium. GRO designed to be placed close to the water’s surface for evenly distributed lighting that maximizes growth while eliminating hot spots and spillover.
Freshwater
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AMAZONAS Magazine Table of Contents May/June 2021
WADING INTO WEIRD WATERS Volume 10, Number 3
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Video: Cyanogaster cf. noctivaga, Rio Nanay, Peru
These tiny little characins with iridescent blue bellies recently made their way to the US from Peru, but their species identity is in question at this time. Learn more about them in the forthcoming May/June 2021 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine!
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PIJAC UPDATE: Zebra Mussel Problem Growing in Scope
Invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have now been confirmed as contaminants in marimo moss balls in at least 12 states. It appears that contaminated marimo balls were imported from Ukraine, and distributed to pet shops nationwide.
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Invasive Zebra Mussels Reported in Marimo Moss Balls
Stopping the spread of the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, may no longer just be a concern for boaters and fishermen. The culprit? Marimo moss balls…
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SAVES Act Proposes ESA Amendment
New federal legislation before Congress would change the US Endangered Species Act to end the practice of listing species that are not native to the United States. This would, according to some observers in the aquarium trade, help eliminate problems with captive-bred fishes from becoming entangled in ESA regulations.
New Products
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New A500X Tuna Blue LED Lighting from Kessil
Kessil’s new A500X Tuna Blue represents a high-powered SPS-centric lighting option with full spectral and intensity control…
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Neptune Unveils GRO Refugium Light
The Neptune Systems GRO is a specialized, 20W LED light designed to grow many types of common macroalgaes in a refugium. GRO designed to be placed close to the water’s surface for evenly distributed lighting that maximizes growth while eliminating hot spots and spillover.
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Prodibio Announces New Products For 2021
A wide range of new marine, reef, freshwater and planted tank additives and supplements are coming to Probidio’s product…
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Coral Morphologic Clothing Line from Volcom
A new clothing line features a fresh collaboration between Coral Morphologic and Volcom.
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Waterbox Aquariums Expands Peninsula Style Offerings
Waterbox Aquariums unveils three- and four-foot room divider peninsula aquariums interchangeable stand access.
News & Notes
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MACNA 2021 Going Virtual
Due to ongoing pandemic concerns, the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) will again be held as a virtual event in 2021, with a plan to return to an in-person format in 2022.
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PIJAC UPDATE: Zebra Mussel Problem Growing in Scope
Invasive zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) have now been confirmed as contaminants in marimo moss balls in at least 12 states. It appears that contaminated marimo balls were imported from Ukraine, and distributed to pet shops nationwide.
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Invasive Zebra Mussels Reported in Marimo Moss Balls
Stopping the spread of the invasive zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorpha, may no longer just be a concern for boaters and fishermen. The culprit? Marimo moss balls…
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SAVES Act Proposes ESA Amendment
New federal legislation before Congress would change the US Endangered Species Act to end the practice of listing species that are not native to the United States. This would, according to some observers in the aquarium trade, help eliminate problems with captive-bred fishes from becoming entangled in ESA regulations.
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Oceanic Shark Populations Plummeting
Oceanic sharks are vanishing at rate that marine biologists say is alarming
Nate Griffin says:
Great Review! How is the stock filter media working out long term - still using it?Diego Morales says:
Me olvidaba! Luego, las siguientes generaciones conseguían reproducción en pH más alto, en 6.5 por ejemplo, pero es ahí donde he visto muchos criadores perder "calidad" en la coloración de los machos , tendrá algo que ver también el pH en ésto también??? Es algo que aún no he podido saber.Diego Morales says:
Por mi experiencia, he probado con wild Mac sus desoves en pH de 6.5 hasta pH 7.5 y los huevos siempre se pudieron. (Blanquean y se desintegran). ésto obviamente lo he podido constatar experimentando con la incubación artificial al ver repetidas veces que el macho se tragaba los huevos en esos rangos de pH. En cuanto conseguí el pH en 4.5 hasta 5.5 la incubación tenía éxito y no había necesidad siquiera de incubarlos artificialmente.Diego Morales says:
Yo he conseguido incubar artificialmente huevos de Macrostomas. Únicamente lo hago en caso de que el macho falle varias puestas o en caso de necesitar asegurar una población. En realidad siempre prefiero dejar que el macho haga su proceso de manera natural, ya que me parece muy traumático para el pez sacar sus huevos de la boca si se hace sin experiencia. Aunque resulta bastante fácil hacerlo. Para la incubación se puede usar un egg tumbler o un frasco pequeño de cristal cubiriendo el borde con tela de nylon similar a los calcetines de mujer dentro de una urna pequeña llena del agua del padre y una pequeña bomba orientada hacia la boca del frasco para mover y oxigenar los huevos. La taza de éxito ha sido siempre del 90 a 100% podréis ver vídeos en mi perfil de Instagram sobre ésto Gran artículo!! Has comentado muy bien todo. Sólo tengo una enorme duda: tú sabes porqué razón después de dos o tres generaciones los Mac pierden su intensidad de coloración? He visto muchos colegas que luego de sacar algunas generaciones adelante sus peces "pierden" el color... quedando opacos o marrones . Casi similares a las hembras ...No sé porqué. Puede ser mantenimiento en PH mayor a 5? Falta de variedad en el alimento? Perdida de carotenos?they will probably steal the books the first and then the booth... says:
Haha. SureAngel Kist says:
This fish is a Suttonia lineata