by Todd Gardner | Jun 3, 2013 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Fish, Sustainability
One of the most exciting things about my job is watching larval fish develop when I have no idea what species they are. I spend hours peering into my larval rearing tanks, looking for similarities between the larvae and the fishes in our 20,000-gallon coral reef... by Todd Gardner | Feb 27, 2013 | Conservation, Fish, Industry, Science
Last summer I reported on reefs.com that I had raised a number of marine angelfish (around a dozen in all) to more than one month of age using only cultured copepods obtained from Algagen. In each case, the late-stage larvae began to show a marked increase in... by Todd Gardner | Sep 25, 2012 | Aquaculture, Equipment, Fish, Science
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 of the bottlenecks to the mass production of this beautiful deepwater basslet, as well as other grammatids,... by Todd Gardner | Jun 8, 2012 | Aquaculture, Fish
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. Thanks to another generous donation from one of my biggest supporters, Forrest Young at Dynasty... by Todd Gardner | Jun 7, 2012 | Aquaculture, Fish
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 watching the larvae grow and trying to figure out what they are before they reach...
