by Todd Gardner | Oct 5, 2013 | Conservation, DIY, Eye Candy, Fish, Science
As the days shorten and the nights get colder in New York, the beach crowds and SCUBA divers give way to cold north winds and bundled-up fishermen, cashing in on the fall striped bass migration. Â Between the less-than-favorable weather, and the need to return to... by Todd Gardner | Aug 19, 2013 | Eye Candy, Fish, Science
This time of year, when I get a call from my friend, Bob Janke, it usually means he’s on his way home from a snorkeling trip in Shinnecock or Moriches bay and he’s giving me a tropical fish report. When I find multiple missed calls and text messages, it usually means... by AquaNerd | Jul 10, 2013 | Aquaculture, Corals, Events, Fish
The aquarium hobby has never before seen more active participation in the captive breeding of marine ornamental species, and that awareness is being helped along by at least two great conferences/workshops. The MBI Workshop has enjoyed several years of success, and the Bay Area Reefers Breeding and Propagation Workshop, which is our focus today, is really coming into its own with their second annual meeting coming up in October. Much like last year’s BAP, 2013 holds some great show content for fish breeding hobbyists. Joe Yaiullo and Todd Gardner will make up the guest speaker list. There will be some coral vendors at the workshop, who will be selling a bunch of aquacultured livestock. A generous raffle will round out the day’s activities. The single-day mini conference will take place on October 19th at the Chabot Community College, the same venue for last year’s event. by Todd Gardner | Jun 7, 2013 | Aquaculture, Events, Fish
If you’re in the area, consider coming out to the annual workshop of the Bucks County Aquarium Society at the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol, PA this Saturday June 8. I will be speaking about Frontiers in Marine Fish Culture and I’ll be joined by an... 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...
