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 by Afishionado | May 22, 2017 | Science, Tanks, Video
Many people have asked me what I used to instant cycle my new build. There are definitely many bacteria out in the market but after much research and speaking to Shawn Hale at Fritz Aquatics, Lance Ichinotsubo of Elite Marinelife by Captive Seas and Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture, I was sure that Turbostart 900 would be the way to go and I am glad that I did. Formulated specially for saltwater, this strain of bacteria is one of a kind denitrifying bacteria bacteria that simply works. Here in this video, Chris Meckley of ACI tells us how he uses them exclusively for his fish holding systems (2000 gallons each) when he bleaches them twice a year for preventive measures for possible parasites without any loss of precious fish lives. Have confidence, follow directions and use the trusted product that's being used by the pros. Enjoy! by Afishionado | Nov 24, 2016 | Aquaculture, Tanks, Video
For this episode, we drove up to Orlando, Florida to check out World Wide Corals and their coral farm. Hidden to the public eye, they have made a 12ft long, 900g tank to the entrance of their farm and it houses all of their high end corals, cataloged and turning into... by AquaNerd | Oct 20, 2016 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Fish, Reef, Science
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 with
