For those of you not familiar with Reef Culture Technologies (RCT) the company, founded by Frank Baensch, developed a breakthrough culture technology in 2001 for pygmy angelfishes, the most popular and prized group of aquarium fish in the trade, making the first ever...
Last weekend I was honored to speak at the Bay Area Reefers Propagation Workshop along with the incredible Richard Ross. Rich and I arrived a little bit later than planned since we had to stop at Home Depot to pick up some fragging tools for his demonstration. When we...
In a recent study, published in the Royal Society Biology Letters, an investigation of the genetic basis and spectral tuning of the shark visual system suggests that sharks are colorblind. "The work will have a major influence on human interactions with sharks,"...
If you're in the San Francisco area next month the Bay Area Reefers are putting on a breeding and propagation workshop. Richard Ross will be giving a live demonstration of coral fragging techniques and I will be answering some of the most frequently asked questions...
With the re-release of "Finding Nemo" in 3D this week Drs. Foster & Smith and "Live Aquaria" have put out a great article for new hobbyists. The article highlights responsibility, cost & maintenance as well as tips on setting up a freshwater system as an...
It's been a little while since I posted an update on Matt Pedersen's Lightning maroons. When they first hatched Matt asked me what my thoughts were regarding the potential for the offspring showing "Lightning" patterns and I told him I expected quite a few of them to...
The Cook Islands recently declared an area nearly twice the size of France will become the world's largest marine park. Prime Minister Henry Puna said the 1.065 million square kilometre (411,000 square mile) reserve “(is) the largest area in history by a single...
Here's one for the cephalopod loving girls out there. Enjoy!
Reefer chicks need to stand out, right? This is a good way to do it.
After a long time, Matthew Pederson has a successful hatch of his Lightning Maroon clownfish! http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com/?p=1521&cpage=1#comment-5551 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1OearbO6l8 Excellent news for the hobby and the world! Congrats!