by ReefBum | Jan 31, 2023 | Aquaculture, Feeding
Why raise live phyto? Well, they are an important part of the food chain in a reef tank. Phytoplankton is a small, photosynthetic, micro-algae that takes in nutrients and carbon dioxide to create fatty acids that are very important for all organisms in the... by Afishionado | Dec 31, 2022 | Aquaculture, Invertebrates
Aptasia is something that everyone DREADS seeing in their aquarium. It’s something that we can’t avoid. While there are many ways to deal with this nuisance anemone, due to the extremely limited time that I have at the moment, I decided to take care of it... by Afishionado | Dec 9, 2022 | Aquaculture, Fish
Quality Marine announced that they were successful in captive breeding Purple Tang, Zebrasoma xanthurum in their Los Angeles facility. One of the highly sought after fish all around the world, they are well known for their beautiful contrasting colors and distinctive... by Afishionado | Aug 29, 2022 | Aquaculture
From time to time, while browsing some of the popular facebook reef groups, I see people asking about Phytoplankton; they get many different answers that are at times contradictory to what I have heard and know.… by Heidi dM | Jun 27, 2022 | Advanced Aquarist - No Images, Aquaculture, Breeding, Conservation, Corals, Reef, Science, Sustainability
Did you know that there is a world-class genomic library and frozen repository (in other words, a coral sperm bank!) that contains more than 48 coral species from around the world? (Check out the different species at:...