by Todd Gardner | Jun 6, 2018 | Science
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting one of the world’s premier seahorse aquaculture facilities: Seahorse Savvy, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The visit materialized when I realized that a pilgrimage to my homeland of Long Island would take me within a few... by AquaNerd | May 7, 2018 | Aquaculture, Fish
The Wide Bar Black Gladiator Clownfish is a new Sea & Reef signature designer clownfish that was just released this past Friday! The Wide Bar Black Gladiator was naturally developed from the Wide Bar Mocha Gladiator Ocellaris Clownfish, which has much wider white bars than a regular Ocellaris Clownfish. In fact, the white bars are about twice as wide compared to that of a regular ocellaris (or Darwin Ocellaris) clownfish. Captive Bred Wide Bar Black Gladiator Sea and Reef Aquaculture created the Wide Bar Black Gladiator Clownfish by breeding their Wide Bar Mocha Gladiator Ocellaris Clownfish with their super black Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish through several generations to produce an all Black and White version of this gorgeous designer clownfish. Like the Darwin Ocellaris Clownfish, the Wide Bar by Afishionado | Jan 13, 2018 | Industry, Video
It’s already 2018 and things are moving at a neck breaking pace here in Afishionado land. This year, we will be concentrating HEAVILY on aquaculture and sustainability of the hobby while still bringing you great tips and the latest information on products from... by Afishionado | Oct 21, 2017 | Aquaculture, Video
For this video, we went to Fort Lauderdale to meet Kevin Gaines of Biota Aquariums. For those of you who don’t know about Biota Aquariums, they are the sellers of all in one tank packages that includes livestock for the beginner hobbyist.… 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
