While details are sparse, news broke today of reports out of Taiwan claiming success in the captive propagation of the Hepatus Blue Tang, Paracanthurus hepatus. This species has been “rumored” to have been captive bred for many years, but historically…
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Cortez Marine collector pleads guilty for illegal harvesting of Clipperton Angels
Steve Robinson of Cortez Marine, a wholesale operation located in the Bay Area community of Hayward, Calif., has plead guilty to to illegally collecting the rare Clipperton angelfish endemic to an uninhabited French atoll 800 miles off the coast of…
Thrive Aquatics and Thrive Analytics set to Launch in September
Thrive Aquatics, a new supplement and online service is expected to be announced shortly. The Thrive brand products are designed for stores and maintenance companies, not online stores. The system has two major parts, the additives (1. Alkalinity 2. Calcium…
EcoAquariums PNG Ltd is the new exclusive exporter for Papua New Guinea livestock
Eight months after the official word that EcoEZ’s PNG SEASMART program had come to legal blows with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), you might have given up hope on seeing PNG fish anytime soon. In fact, it has…
The Mysterious Albino Dottyback, Pseudochromis sankeyi “Albino”
Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich discussed a very interesting fish at the recent MBI Marine Breeder’s Workshop – an Albino form of Pseudochromis sankeyi, produced by Dutch marine fish breeder Robert Brons of Brons Mariculture. While Wittenrich stated that this variation…
Proaquatix Annouces New Captive-Bred Watchman Goby Species
Commercial Marine Ornamental Fish Breeder Proaquatix promised more surprises for 2011 – the announcement of captive bred bluefin watchman goby is one we couldn’t have predicted. The Bluefin or Y-Bar Watchman Goby, Cryptocentrus fasciatus, isn’t commonly available in the trade…
Ecotech Radion LED trademarked by the makers of the Vortech
The Ecotech Radion LED is a newly registered trademark from Ecotech Marine, makers of the Vortech propeller water pump. For years Ecotech Marine just made water pumps and a battery for it, but this year we saw a completely new…
University of Florida & Rising Tide Updates: Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich hired and Porkfish reared
The proof is in the results. News broke publicly last week that the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab has hired well-know marine aquarium author and MASNA 2010 Aquarist of the year Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich. This organization has been…
Sneak peek at the business end of the AI Nano
The AI Nano LED light is no longer just a half an AI Sol as the business end of this fixture clearly shows. Whereas the AI Nano Sol initially just included the same triple cluster of LEDs like the AI…
Propeller pump study reveals big differences between flow ratings and actual output
Now that we have some real independent data on the flow output of propeller water pumps, it is possible to compare real world performance to the rated output of several propeller pumps. In the graph above produced by Sandford, Straka…