What do you see when you look at a saltwater Clownfish? Do you see Nemo and Marlin? I'll tell you what I see. I see a fish that was almost endangered but now prevails. I see a fish that started an important movement that will someday save the oceans. I see happy and...
Can you believe it's been four wonderful years since the aquacultured fish world was changed forever? Every year that goes by is a huge step for aquaculture. I remember more than a decade ago when we would get excited about clownfish that were bred in captivity. It...
Everyone has that one holy grail fish or coral that they are totally smitten over. When you are aquaculture obsessed, then you have many. I have many, one is Tango our aquacultured Pacific Blue Tang from the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab. Another one...
Aquacultured angel fish are becoming more and more common these days. New species are being successfully raised all the time and its hard to keep track of them all. The multibar angel (Paracentropyge multifasciata) is a hard fish to keep. They are beautiful, with...
Have you ever been so excited about getting a fish that you can't sleep for a day or two beforehand? I went through just that this week- so much excitement and Friday couldn’t come soon enough. I get this way with most of the new aquacultured species we bring into the...
When I got our aquacultured (captive bred) yellow tangs from Segrest farms I was in a constant state of awe that we got 3 of the first ever bred. I would go into our store and stare at them and think about the researchers that worked on this project for years and how...
Here is the list you have been waiting for: The 50-Fish-Stores-Tour Stores. Every one of us on this tour deserves a round of applause. The Local Fish Store is disappearing at a rapid rate and those of us that are left are mostly good ones. We have to be good because...
This Saturday, May 19th we premiere the live version of Tangerine Reef at David Lynch’s Festival of Disruption. We will be selling a limited number of a special lunar phase calendar (seen here) at the show in honor of our audiovisual collaboration with Animal Collective.…
Life is tough these days as a local fish store (LFS) owner. Competition is everywhere and so is bad advice. People have come to trust what's on a computer screen more than someone who is in front of them with 30+ years of experience. These LFS owners have pristine...
What do you think of when you hear the term “LFS”? ( local fish store) I hope for many of you it’s a term that makes you happy. I hope you smile and think about the last saltwater pet you bought and see him swimming happily in your aquarium. But that term too often...