The Majano Wand – a must have in the fight against pest anemones
The Majano Wand in action – photo by Tim Wong Pest anemones can be worse than a piece of popcorn stuck between your teeth; they annoyingly consume all of your attention, they multiply quickly, sting animals you like and it seems like no matter what you do to control them, there are always a few […]
Working with coral spawn in Florida
From Reefs.com Biologists from The Florida Aquarium, Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences,  Moody Gardens, Disneyâs The Seas, and the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium have gathered at the Coral Restoration Foundationâs facility in the Florida Keys to continue to expand our understanding of the sexual reproduction of the areas endangered Acropora cervicornis and Acropora palmata corals.
Juvenile Metasepia are Awesome
From Reefs.com The Marine Breeding Initiativeâs 2012 workshop is next weekend, so the timing to share a pic of a captive breeding success story. Metasepia spp have long been thought of as one of the ultimate aquarium display animals. Their colors and patterns that continually change and move across their skin make their common name obvious â the […]
Gearing up for the MBI workshop â Breed somthing!
From Reefs.com In anticipation of the MBI workshop coming up on July 28th in Bloomfield Hills, MI, I have been breeding everything I can get my hands on â including the dwarf seahorse Hippocampus zosterae pictured above. These little seahorses max out at about an inch, and both parents and fry can be raised and […]
New Paper presents data on US marine fish imports â read it
From Reefs.com The last year has seen a lot of heated discussion and possible legislation regarding the Marine Aquarium trade. In these discussions everyone seems to have data on the numbers of fishes that move through the trade, but the sources of that data often somehow seems âiffyâ. Today a new paper was published in […]