Wyoming Whites on a Blue Carpet
From Reefbuilders Last MACNA in New Jersey I picked up a pair of brand spanking’ new Wyoming White (Amphiprion ocellaris) clownfish just released to the market by C-Quest via Ocean Gallery II. I flew the expensive little freak beauties home and set them up in their own 25 gallon tall, plumbed into my home 250 […]
Steinhart Aquarium working to raise Rhinopias scorpionfish from their own fertile spawns
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Richard Ross interviewed about Cuttlefish breeding program at California Academy of Sciences (ABC7)
By Ryan Gripp From Reefbuilders The California Academy of Sciences which Reef Builders’ own Richard Ross works for has been getting busy in the maternity ward. A local TV station (ABC7) interviewed the different programs that have had success, those of Asian horned frogs and cuttlefish (cuttlefish starts at around 1:48). In regards to the […]
Small rare sea creature generates a lot of interest
From Mercury News By Laurie Bouck Aquatic biologist Richard Ross spent years learning to breed unusual sea creatures called dwarf cuttlefish for fun in his Alameda home. Now Bay Area — and the rest of the country — is benefiting from his expertise. The 2- to 4-inch dwarf cuttlefish, native to the Philippines and the Indo-Pacific […]
Epic Fail – the Anatomy of a Disaster
From Reefs Magazine It’s every reefkeepers worst nightmare: opening the front door to the house and smelling the pungent smell of the shore that the Yucatecans call ‘lodo’. While pleasant near the ocean, that smell in your house means something has probably gone wrong with your reef. As you rush through the house to the […]