by xeniaforever | Aug 26, 2019 | Aquaculture, MACNA, Science, Sustainability
MASNA is proud to announce Dr. Craig Bingman as the 2019 MASNA Award recipient for his foundational role in understanding the chemical processes in aquariums, and Tom Bowling as the 2019 MASNA Aquarist of the Year for his recent achievements & progress in marine... by Marcin Smok | Aug 2, 2019 | Aquaculture, Events, Feeding
How do you draw a large crowd at Reefapalooza when you are a Spirulina farmer? By having live Mysis shrimp at your booth, naturally. AGCore Technologies is a company based in Cranston, Rhode Island that specialized in growing Spirulina, the protein-rich superfood both... by Afishionado | Jul 24, 2019 | Aquaculture, Sustainability, Video
Tridacna gigas or commonly referred in the trade as Gigas clam has been out of the trade for well over a decade because it has become endangered species that is protected internationally and are CITES appendix 2 and being petitioned to be protected by the Endangered... by ReefBum | Jul 21, 2019 | Aquaculture, Corals
The Tyree Icefire Echinata is a definite looker with its bright blue tips and creamy white branches. I typically fall for solid, brightly colored corals but the Icefire is certainly an eye catcher with its vivid contrasting color combo. A classic SPS coral, this piece was highly sought after when it first came out many years ago but it is still a must have Acropora today for many SPS collectors. It does best in the top-half of a tank under medium to high lighting and a good amount of flow. My colony is doing really well under a 400W Radium bulb about half way down the tank. Echinatas can be on the delicate side so I would only recommend adding it to an established tank with by Afishionado | Jun 19, 2019 | Aquaculture, Invertebrates, Video
I love aquaculture and the advancement of captive breeding. It means we take less from the wild and and are making a conscious effort to make the hobby much more sustainable; it’s better for the environment and takes ammunition away from those people that are... by AquaNerd | Jun 18, 2019 | Aquaculture, Fish
Sea & Reef has been busy releasing new varieties of captive bred fish over the last 3 weeks and today they announced a third captive bred variety in as many weeks. The new release is called the Gold Lightning Maroon clownfish. We learned from Sea & Reef that the Gold Lightning Maroon Clownfish is a designer clownfish that was created by breeding a Sea & Reef Lightning Maroon Clownfish with a Sea & Reef Gold Nugget Clownfish. The offspring from this unique crossing display a variety of interesting patterns. The Gold Lightning Maroon (Premnas biaculeatus) reaches a maximum size of about 6″ (15 cm) in length. A remarkable feature about the Gold Nugget Maroon is that they start out white. As the fish matures, the color changes from
