by Marcin Smok | Sep 19, 2017 | Aquaculture, Fish, MACNA, Sustainability
There is no better news in the saltwater fishkeeping hobby than a story of successfully bred and raised ornamental fish. Especially when that fish is a highly desired and difficult to keep... by AquaNerd | Sep 13, 2017 | Aquaculture, Fish
Quality Marine just announced the arrival of yet another new aquacultured species: the Bluestripe Pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus). Their unique appearance and useful predatory habits, combined with a vibrant blue and orange coloration has made them a popular aquarium species, especially for seahorse and low nutrient SPS aquariums.  Aquacultured species and short supply chains are essential for the long term viability of our trade and for the health of our oceans, making this successful captive breeding all the more important.  Additionally with the recent news about Hawaiian fishery closure, this is a bit more positive news for our hobby. In the wild, Bluestripe Pipefish inhabit rocky crevices in lagoons and reefs of depth from 6 feet – 147 feet (2 to 45 meters) and they range all throughout the waters of by Afishionado | Sep 3, 2017 | Aquaculture, MACNA, Video
For this video, we got together with our friends Kevin Gaines and Tom Bowling from Biota Aquariums to talk about their company and their latest achievements, including successfully captive breeding Borbonius Anthias!… by Admin | Aug 31, 2017 | Aquaculture, Reef, Science
Aloha Mai Kakou, Exploring coastlines and finding underwater creatures has been a passion of mine since childhood.  Growing up in coastal Florida, I kept what I caught locally in home aquariums before landing my high school job at a burgeoning exotic pet store and... by Afishionado | Aug 4, 2017 | Aquaculture, Feeding
Do you feed your corals? Is fish poop enough for our corals? Many corals don’t need to be fed, and there are thousands of aquariums with thriving corals that are ok with just fish poop. Why would we feed our corals?… by Todd Gardner | Aug 4, 2017 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Eye Candy, Fish, Science, Too Cute
Okay. Probably not, considering some of the contenders, but still…you have to admit that it’s pretty awesome.…
