As a follow up to my spawn party article, I wanted to update y'all on the larvae I am currently drowning in. I plan to share some awesome videos and pictures with you.The last time I talked about the spawn party, I mentioned that I collected some 14,000 eggs. If you...
Recently, on a stock-up run at my local wholesaler, I came across a species of butterflyfish that I haven't seen in quite a while. The butterflyfish was non other than Johnranallia nigrirostris (otherwise called by its common names: barberfish and black-nose...
Seahorses have been a reoccurring theme this week and I couldn't be happier! At the end of last week, friend of the Aquarium and local fisherman James Bricca brought us a pregnant Hippocampus erectus. We put the baby-daddy into one of our seahorse nursery tanks to...
Piebald seahorses are such a captivating specimen that they seem out of this world. Perhaps one of the coolest variations within the Lined Seahorse species! They are a color morph branching from Hippocampus erectus. This specific morph is achieved through selective...
The Blue Blubber jelly (Catostylus mosaicus)  is a member of the Catostylus genus; a genus which contains 12 other species of jellyfish. It shares the phylum of Cnidaria with 10,000 other species including corals and anemones. Blue Blubbers are found in the coastal...
At the Long Island Aquarium we have a gallery that consists of smaller focus exhibits; showcasing a specific species of fish or invertebrate. A large portion of these exhibits are small nano-reefs that really help focus the species being displayed. One of these...
The Long Island Aquarium, in association with Reefgen and Fluid Dynamics International, sent two boxes of aquacultured goods to the Des Moines Central Campus Aquarium Science Class last week. Some information on Central Campus' class: This high school program teaches...
By Noel Heinsohn I wouldn't call myself an expert on identifying the species of random larvae. However, after four years of rearing fish from the Long Island Aquarium's 20,000-gallon reef tank, I have to say that I have developed quite an eye for it. Between reading...
With all of my responsibilities at the Long Island Aquarium, I find my schedule lately lacking free time for aquaculture projects. However, I try my best to squeeze some "play" time into my routine. I set up some larval tanks, collect some eggs from our 20,000 gallon...
Since the Dawn of Designers, hobbyists around the globe have hungered for the next insane morph. They are always searching for the next "snowflake-galaxy-platinum-picasso-pink floyd ultra grade" design. However for the last dozen years rarely have we seen any wild...