by AquaNerd | Oct 9, 2017 | Aquaculture, Reef, Science, Seahorses
If you’ve been following us for a while then you know by now that we enjoy posting news about aquacultured and captive bred fish.  Today we are pleased to announce the arrival aquacultured Tiger Tail Seahorses.  We have learned that these captive bred seahorses just landed at Quality Marine for the 1st time since 2015.  Continue reading to see the full press release. Quality Marine Receives Aquacultured Tiger Tail Seahorses Today we are excited to announce the arrival of Aquacultured Tiger Tail Seahorses for the first time since 2015. Our partner’s culture facility has supplied us with other high quality livestock in the past, but has recently expanded to allow for this culture and we’re happy to be a part of their success story as their available species list by Afishionado | Oct 3, 2017 | Aquaculture, MACNA, Video
In this video, we went around MACNA to give recognition to the awesome vendors who poured their heart into making this show memorable and amazing. Reefs.com and Afishionado got together for Best of Show – take a look and see who took home the... by Afishionado | Sep 26, 2017 | Aquaculture, Feeding, Industry
I received this press release couple of days ago from Reef Nutrition. We did an exclusive interview for Reefs.com about this news several months ago, talking with Chad Clayton of Reef Nutrition and AP Breeds during Reef A Palooza Orlando 2017.… by Joe Rowlett | Sep 19, 2017 | Aquaculture, Science
A new study is helping to shed light on the variables that influence growth rates in one of the aquarium trade’s most popular stony corals, Duncanopsammia axifuga (AKA Duncan’s Coral). Frags of this coral are always in high demand, making this an especially profitable... by Marcin Smok | Sep 19, 2017 | Aquaculture, Fish, MACNA, Sustainability
There is no better news in the saltwater fishkeeping hobby than a story of successfully bred and raised ornamental fish. Especially when that fish is a highly desired and difficult to keep... by AquaNerd | Sep 13, 2017 | Aquaculture, Fish
Quality Marine just announced the arrival of yet another new aquacultured species: the Bluestripe Pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus). Their unique appearance and useful predatory habits, combined with a vibrant blue and orange coloration has made them a popular aquarium species, especially for seahorse and low nutrient SPS aquariums.  Aquacultured species and short supply chains are essential for the long term viability of our trade and for the health of our oceans, making this successful captive breeding all the more important.  Additionally with the recent news about Hawaiian fishery closure, this is a bit more positive news for our hobby. In the wild, Bluestripe Pipefish inhabit rocky crevices in lagoons and reefs of depth from 6 feet – 147 feet (2 to 45 meters) and they range all throughout the waters of
