by Francis Yupangco | Apr 1, 2014 | Industry, Science, Tanks
Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, a new aquatic theme park in China that opened last week, is breaking Guinness records left and right. The park is part of the Chimelong Hengqin Bay Hotel, which is touted to be the “largest ocean ecological-themed hotel” in... by Heidi dM | Mar 27, 2014 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Industry, Invertebrates, Opinion, Seahorses, Tanks
Eurogroup for Animals (based in Brussels) is asking MEPs, ahead of the May elections, to sign a pledge to work towards banning the import of wild caught animals OATA (The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association) Chief Executive Keith Davenport sees it as the hobby being... by Francis Yupangco | Mar 26, 2014 | Equipment, Industry, Tanks
The new Fluval M-90 all-in-one reef aquarium has just been introduced to North America. The new 36 gallon M-90 expands on Fluval’s successful line of 2 smaller all-in-one reef aquariums, the M-40 (15 gal) and the M-60 (24... by Francis Yupangco | Mar 21, 2014 | Equipment, Industry, Tanks
 The annual Global Pet Expo in Orlando is the largest pet product show in the USA. It is a chance for manufacturers to show off their latest and greatest products to thousands of retailers, distributers and industry insiders. … by Matthew Stansbery | Mar 18, 2014 | Funny, Industry, Tanks
Well it’s happened again. The T-Rex Cafe (part of Downtown Disney) in Buena Vista Florida had its dinner guests surprised as a massive saltwater tank burst Monday afternoon sending thousands of gallons of water onto the floor, leaving its fish high and... by Reef To Rainforest | Mar 8, 2014 | Corals, Events, Fish, Industry, Science
Project Coral – By Jamie Craggs | Coral Magazine, March/April 2014 The following excerpt is a selection from “Project Coral” by Jamie Craggs. Get it now in the March/April 2014 issue of CORAL Magazine Whilst there have been captive coral spawning events in a few public aquariums and a small number of home aquariums around the world, they have always been unplanned, incidental events, often catching the onlooker by surprise. So the challenge of spawning corals in a controlled, predictable way is considerable and presents some major obstacles. Despite this, I’ve always felt it could be achieved if the approach was right. When we attempt to breed aquarium animals, the method is the same in principle. First we need to research the individual environmental and/or nutritional components that trigger a species to reproduce in the wild; then, using that knowledge, we replicate these conditions in our aquariums. Surely, inducing broadcast corals like Acropora to spawn in captivity should be no different, even if their environmental cues and triggers are more elusive to define
