Newly proposed federal legislation is taking aim at halting the importation and interstate trade of non-native livestock, including fish and aquatic organisms bred or collected for the aquarium trade. This isn’t the first time legislation like this was proposed and…
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Win the chance to dive with the Coral Restoration Foundation team at MACNA
When MACNA rolls around, many of us start thinking about mixing in a scuba dive trip and thanks to ecoxotic, Two Little Fishies and Piscine Energetics 18 lucky MACNA XXV attendees will have the chance to dive the Coral Restoration Foundation site for free. All…
Crested Oyster Gobies – 3 years to Commercially Captive-Bred
Image: Crested Oyster Goby – Cryptocentroides gobiodes – quite a looker! (image courtesy Matthew L. Wittenrich) – Male Above, Female Below In a classic example of hobby & scientific collaboration, word broke today that the Crested Oyster Goby, Cryptocentroides gobiodes,…
ORA Black Cardinalfish available soon, Goth Reefers pensively rejoice
ORA’s announcement of their Black Cardinfalfish may make 2013 the year of the Cardinalfish. Banggai Rescue is slated to be published, David Watson is presenting “Cardinalfish breeding beyond the Banggai” at the 2013 Marine Breeder’s Workshop, and twice this month…
Industry mourns the loss of aquarium pioneer Gunther Eheim
We are sad to report that aquarium industry pioneer Gunther Eheim, founder of EHEIM, passed away Saturday at the age of 93. As an entrepreneur and innovator, Mr. Eheim revolutionized the aquarium industry with the invention of the first EHEIM…
Rising Tide announces success with captive-bred Green Chromis
Green Chromis as a species complex (Chromis viridis, C. caerulea, and C. atripectoralis) represent the NUMBER ONE species collected for the marine aquarium hobby*, yet unlike another popular bread & better species (such as the Ocellaris Clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris), the Green…
LiveAquaria proves mad skills with Oxymonacanthus halli
We’re sorry to sound like shrieking young fangirls when singing the praises of “LiveAquaria” Diver’s Den, but time and again Kevin Kohen, Steve Krogh, and the rest of the team behind the Drs. Foster & Smith live aquatics division, prove…
2012 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review
As has become a tradition, it’s time again for a look back at the past year’s advances in marine fish breeding with our annual Marine Breeder’s Year In Review. (see 2010, and 2011 Part 1, and 2011 Part 2, for…
SCMAS delivers another record-breaking Reef-A-Palooza
Reefapalooza is hosted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society and it was held at the Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, California on October 20, through the 21. At 23,000 square feet this facility was large enough to house over…