by AquaNerd | Oct 10, 2018 | Aquaculture, Fish
          Quality Marine is at it again with another captive breed press release announcement and we are happy to share the news with our readers. Please continue reading below for the official press announcement. Quality Marine is proud to announce the arrival of yet another new aquacultured species: the juvenile Cortez Angel (Pomacanthus zonipectus). Their unique, vibrant colorations as juveniles and adults coupled with their rarity makes them highly sought after in the aquarium trade. Like many angelfish, adults and juveniles have very different coloration patterns. Cortez juveniles are black in coloration with blue and yellow half circle markings. While adults are blue with a pale yellow, speckled mid-section and some yellow markings posterior of its eye. Having this aquacultured species here is a first for Quality by Afishionado | Oct 6, 2018 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Sustainability, Video
Those of you that know me personally, know that I am extremely passionate about our hobby and industry. Like many of you, I will never forget the first time I saw the saltwater section in my LFS when I was in college in Gainesville, Florida.… by AquaNerd | Jul 24, 2018 | Aquaculture, Science
Skin Flukes are one of the most common parasites found on saltwater fish. Unfortunately they are also one of the most overlooked parasites by Afishionado | Jul 12, 2018 | Aquaculture, Fish, Video
This year at Reef A Palooza, the Reefs.com booth was on fire, presenting quite a few new, important things to attendees. One thing that really stole the show was Jen Lowy / Colchester Pet Shop's captive bred Flame Angels by ReefBum | Jun 7, 2018 | Eye Candy, Invertebrates
Years ago when I first entered the hobby I was mesmerized by a giant blue clam at a LFS. It was about 5 inches and I had never seen a blue clam with that type of pattern. I was told it was a Blue Squamosa clam, considered at the time to be the holy grail of clams. It was not for sale and even it if was I never would have been able to afford the price tag for such a rare gem. Nonetheless, I was hooked on clams and always kept a few in my tanks over the years, including a hard to find Blue Teardrop Maxima I acquired about eight years ago. Yes, this type of clam was also pricey at the time but it was
