Quality Marine Receives the First Captive Bred Lemon Miliaris Butterflies (Chaetodon miliaris)
It seems Quality Marine is very interested in reef conservation.  Lately, it seems every few weeks or so we learn about a new success in the captive fish breeding arena. Below is a press release we just received and we thought our readers would be interested to hear news about the latest captive bred species coming out of Hawaii; Lemon Miliaris Butterflies (Chaetodon miliaris) Rising Tide Conservation and Hawaii Oceanic Institute has done it yet again. The unstoppable duo has announced successfully breeding yet another species – Chaetodon miliaris, Lemon Butterfly, which is another Hawaiian endemic. Quality Marine is excited to be a part of this breakthrough event by receiving some of the fish from the very first batch. This project’s journey first began withSPS Deep Dive – Purple Bonsai Acropora
SPS Deep Dive – Purple Bonsai Acropora Bonsai! When I see that word all I can think about is John Belushi in a Saturday Night Live skit waving a sharp samurai sword perilously close to a nonchalant Buck Henry. Belushi actually hit Henry during one of these skits, going down as one of the more memorable moments in SNL history. But I digress. When a reef keeper sees the word Bonsai he or she typically thinks of a purple coral with green polyps. The most well-know morph is the GARF Purple Bonsai. GARF stands for Geothermal Aquaculture Research Foundation and was a pioneer in the reef keeping business, known for its research to help advance the reef keeping hobby. Nonetheless, their Bonasi was a must-haveReef Threads Podcast #294
We return once again for podcast #294 and talk about the Aquatic Experience event, Planet Earth 2, aquaculture fire shrimp, beginners and LFSs, and making a macro algae reactor. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and Christine
Sponsor: Rod’s Food
Rod’s Food website
Aquatic Experience
Aquatic Experience, Chicago website
Aquacultured Fire Shrimp
Quality Marine Receives Aquacultured Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius), Reefs.com
Beginners and the LFS
Salty Q&A: Can We Do Better for Beginners than Caveat Emptor? Jeff Kurtz, Saltwater Smarts
Macroalgae reactor
How to build an inexpensive Macroalgae Reactor to reduce Nitrate and Phosphate, Marine Depot
MACNA 2016 San Diego: The Eye Candy
What would MACNA be without the rainbow of colors manifested in the form of beautiful ornamental fish, tropical corals, and amazing displays by some of the most prominent companies in the aquarium trade?...MACNA 2016 San Diego: A Success in Sustainability
Every year, The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America brings together aquarists from all over the world. They gather together to enjoy three days of interesting and informative talks by world renowned aquarists, presentations by the aquarium industry’s top...
