by Tal Sweet | Apr 5, 2012 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Fish
The team at the University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) have done it again. This time they have gotten Orbic Batfish from the Shedd Aquarium to 18 days post-hatch. The 10-12mm juveniles are now rust colored and ravenous feeders that... by Tal Sweet | Mar 7, 2012 | Aquaculture, Fish
The difference between the terms “tank bred”, “tank raised”, “captive bred” and “captive raised” has recently come to the forefront. Last weekend I was able to join a panel discussion with aquarists from around the world... by Ret Talbot | Feb 24, 2012 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Fish, Industry
While the issue has never entirely gone away, this week saw a seismic resurgence in a semantic debate concerning two often misused and frequently abused terms in the marine aquarium industry: tank-raised and captive... by Josh Saul | Feb 20, 2012 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Corals, Science
Corals spawning in captive environments is nothing new, but it’s still a rare event to be marveled at and studied. In order to make the next great leap in coral husbandry, we have to be able to have corals reproduce within our tanks... by Josh Saul | Jan 30, 2012 | Aquaculture, Corals
Here is a great gallery of the Acropora farms in the Caribbean being built and tended by some of our friends over at The Nature Conservancy. These images show some of the techniques employed to maximize growth and minimize the possibility of pests damaging the new... by Josh Saul | Jan 23, 2012 | Aquaculture, Corals, Equipment, Industry
Our friend Colin Foord has lots of cool people knocking at his door after being featured in Art Basel – Miami as well as presenting at TED – Miami. Colin opened the doors to his farm/lab to show off some of his incredible coral...
