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Enjoy SEXY SHRIMPS—A New, Open-Access CORAL Issue
Every few years, CORAL Magazine updates our FREE, digital sample issue of CORAL. Well, it's happened again! Everyone around the world can now read CORAL Magazine's SEXY SHRIMPS issue, March/April 2023, for FREE!...
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Meet the Neptune Grouper, Rarest of the Rare
For those of you with a big enough tank, suitable tankmates, and the budget, the Neptune Grouper offers the chance to have a “Once in a Lifetime” fish. These are among the most uncommon and gorgeous fish you can find in the marine aquarium hobby, and this is not likely to ever change....
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Shallow water Mycedium can be fantastic!
On a recent trip to North Sulawesi, in Indonesia, immediately to the south of the Philippines, right in the heart of the coral triangle, we discovered two insane, unique, brightly colored colonies, growing almost right on top of each other, and color-perfect candidates for reef tanks....
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CORAL New Issue “SEXY SHRIMPS” Inside Look
A preview of articles and images in the just-published issue of CORAL, The Reef & Marine Aquarium Magazine, March/April 2023....
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Will This Indonesian Torch Coral Garden Withstand a Bleaching Event?
It's a beautiful sight; a Torch Coral garden, but it's under stress. I encountered a mild bleaching event while visiting some island offshore reefs in Tomini Bay, the equatorial gulf which separates the Minahassa (North Sulawesi) and East Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The Togian Islands l...
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VIDEO: Antique Uranium Ruba Rombic Fish Bowls
In the latest newsletter from The Museum of Aquarium and Pet History, Gary Bagnall presents a fascinating look at a spectacular rarity from a bygone era...
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Remembering Ray “Kingfish” Lucas, 1947-2023
When you meet certain people, they make an impression on you, and you remember them long after the introduction. Ray “Kingfish” Lucas was one of those people. ...
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Seachem Launches "JOLT" Caffeine Dosing System For Aquarists
It's an entirely new caffeine dosing system for the aquarist. The new Seachem "JOLT" comes in a set of two, ensuring you always have a clean caffeine delivery vessel, or allowing you to share one with a friend!...
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Quality Marine Labs Successfully Breeds and Rears Wide-band Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)
The Latezonzatus Clownfish (often shorthanded "Latz") is known for being an expensive rarity in the aquarium trade and a challenging species to keep successfully as a wild-caught specimen. They are only rarely captive-bred, arguably being the most difficult clownfish to breed, and even more challenging to pro...
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New Death Knell for Caribbean Corals
In 1983-1984, a mass mortality event decimated populations of the keystone reef herbivore, Diadema antillarum, the Longspine Sea Urchin, in the Tropical Western Atlantic and Caribbean. In 2022, a second mass mortality event swept the U.S. Virgin Islands and the many areas of the Caribbean, reducing the alread...
Marine
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Enjoy SEXY SHRIMPS—A New, Open-Access CORAL Issue
Every few years, CORAL Magazine updates our FREE, digital sample issue of CORAL. Well, it’s happened again! Everyone around the world can now read CORAL Magazine’s SEXY SHRIMPS issue, March/April 2023, for FREE!
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Meet the Neptune Grouper, Rarest of the Rare
For those of you with a big enough tank, suitable tankmates, and the budget, the Neptune Grouper offers the chance to have a “Once in a Lifetime” fish. These are among the most uncommon and gorgeous fish you can find in the marine aquarium hobby, and this is not likely to ever change.
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Shallow water Mycedium can be fantastic!
On a recent trip to North Sulawesi, in Indonesia, immediately to the south of the Philippines, right in the heart of the coral triangle, we discovered two insane, unique, brightly colored colonies, growing almost right on top of each other, and color-perfect candidates for reef tanks.
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CORAL New Issue “SEXY SHRIMPS” Inside Look
A preview of articles and images in the just-published issue of CORAL, The Reef & Marine Aquarium Magazine, March/April 2023.
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Will This Indonesian Torch Coral Garden Withstand a Bleaching Event?
It’s a beautiful sight; a Torch Coral garden, but it’s under stress. I encountered a mild bleaching event while visiting some island offshore reefs in Tomini Bay, the equatorial gulf which separates the Minahassa (North Sulawesi) and East Peninsulas of the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The Togian Islands lie near its center. To the east, the Gulf opens onto the Molucca Sea. It’s one of the most diverse coral zones in the world.
Freshwater
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VIDEO: Antique Uranium Ruba Rombic Fish Bowls
In the latest newsletter from The Museum of Aquarium and Pet History, Gary Bagnall presents a fascinating look at a spectacular rarity from a bygone era
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Remembering Ray “Kingfish” Lucas, 1947-2023
When you meet certain people, they make an impression on you, and you remember them long after the introduction. Ray “Kingfish” Lucas was one of those people.
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Seachem Launches "JOLT" Caffeine Dosing System For Aquarists
It’s an entirely new caffeine dosing system for the aquarist. The new Seachem “JOLT” comes in a set of two, ensuring you always have a clean caffeine delivery vessel, or allowing you to share one with a friend!
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Proposed CITES I Listing for Zebra Plecos Avoided; Species Listed on Appendix II During Last Minute Vote at CoP19
In the very last days of the 2022 CITES CoP, Brazil proposed listing Hypancistrus zebra, the Zebra Pleco, under Appendix II. This amendment was accepted and passed, meaning the Zebra Pleco will now be subject to international trade restrictions.
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New Red Sea ATO+ is a 3-in-1 Water Control System
This exceptionally reliable auto top-off system includes a highly accurate temperature monitor plus an external leak detector and comes with a smart controller that connects it to the ReefBeat eco-system.
New Products
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Enjoy SEXY SHRIMPS—A New, Open-Access CORAL Issue
Every few years, CORAL Magazine updates our FREE, digital sample issue of CORAL. Well, it’s happened again! Everyone around the world can now read CORAL Magazine’s SEXY SHRIMPS issue, March/April 2023, for FREE!
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Seachem Launches "JOLT" Caffeine Dosing System For Aquarists
It’s an entirely new caffeine dosing system for the aquarist. The new Seachem “JOLT” comes in a set of two, ensuring you always have a clean caffeine delivery vessel, or allowing you to share one with a friend!
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Tunze brings a touch of class to algae-cleaning Care Magnets
Roger Vitko of Tunze USA, based in Austin, Texas, provides the fascinating backstory to these seductive new algae-cleaning magnets that have been several years in the development pipeline:
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Maxspect Announces Cloud-Enabled Gyre Pumps
Maxspect’s new Gyre 300 Cloud Edition Gyre Flow Pump can be controlled from anywhere in the world and offers an expanded 4-gate control to create even more complex and customizable flow output.
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Biota Adds Amblygobius phalaena to Captive-Bred Offerings
Biota is excited to introduce another new aquacultured species from Biota Palau – a working sand-sifter goby called the Sleeper Banded Goby, Amblygobius phalaena.
News & Notes
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VIDEO: Antique Uranium Ruba Rombic Fish Bowls
In the latest newsletter from The Museum of Aquarium and Pet History, Gary Bagnall presents a fascinating look at a spectacular rarity from a bygone era
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Remembering Ray “Kingfish” Lucas, 1947-2023
When you meet certain people, they make an impression on you, and you remember them long after the introduction. Ray “Kingfish” Lucas was one of those people.
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Proposed CITES I Listing for Zebra Plecos Avoided; Species Listed on Appendix II During Last Minute Vote at CoP19
In the very last days of the 2022 CITES CoP, Brazil proposed listing Hypancistrus zebra, the Zebra Pleco, under Appendix II. This amendment was accepted and passed, meaning the Zebra Pleco will now be subject to international trade restrictions.
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Comprehensive CITES Coral ID Guide Now Available
Indonesia is the world’s largest exporter of live coral, and stony corals are one of the most traded CITES-listed marine animals globally, A new coral identification addresses the need for a visual resource to differentiate stony corals originating from a wild-collected or mariculture source. The 147-page full-color guide is a deep dive into what custom officials should be looking for when they inspect CITES corals consignments to help them identify illegal imports, and includes detailed images and descriptions of 55 stony coral genera.
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OATA Addresses CITES Marine Ornamental Fish Proposal
On the agenda for CITES COP19 meeting yesterday (November 16) was an update on its proposal to examine the conservation of and trade in marine ornamental fish. This is a far-reaching proposal which could have a big effect on our industry.
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