Captive-bred Candy Bass Headed to Market
The first captive-bred candy bass, Liopropoma carmabi, has finally reached market size and is headed to Dynasty Marine today – and it only took 9 months!…... Read more.
Vossen’s larvae catchers put to the test with Lipogramma klayi
It’s been several months since I raised my first Lipogramma klayi at the Long Island Aquarium. Sadly, I’ve only had two more reach settlement since then. One... Read more.
First day of summer brings first glimpse of tropical marine life to New York waters
Just a brief glimpse of one of the first tropicals of the season, right on schedule. We ran into this gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus, under a dock in Shinnecock... Read more.
Captive-bred Lipogramma klayi
You can now add the high-priced bicolor basslet, Lipogramma klayi, to the list of marine species that have been raised for the first time at the Long Island Aquarium. ... Read more.
Mystery larvae from pelagic egg collectors at the Long Island Aquarium
For me, the most exciting part of collecting pelagic eggs and larvae from a large community tank like the 20,000-gallon reef tank at the Long Island Aquarium, is... Read more.
It’s settled! First captive bred candy bass, Liopropoma carmabi
After a staggering larval period of 126-143 days, three of the candy bass larvae at the Long Island Aquarium have finally reached settlement. …... Read more.
First captive-bred Liopropoma hit the trade!
The swissguard bass, Liopropoma rubre, can now be added to the list of captive-bred fish species that have been offered for sale in the marine aquarium trade. ... Read more.
Egg and larval collectors begin to pay off at the Long Island Aquarium
Recent successes coming out of the Rising Tide initiative as well as my own Liopropoma rearing tanks have inspired me to revisit the idea of collecting eggs and... Read more.
Spectacular new Liopropoma larval images on facebook
Master photographer Christopher Paparo of the Long Island Aquarium has just posted some never before seen macro images of my Liopropoma larvae on the facebook page... Read more.
Saying goodbye to Arline Addison, the great woman behind the pioneer
I am very sorry to report that we have lost another cherished member of our community this week. Arline Addison, who in Bill’s own words, was the great woman behind... Read more.