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Breeding the Embargoed Cuban Basslet, Gramma dejongi
"If this leads to their widespread availability, then I would consider it my most important contribution to the industry." - Todd Gardner...
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Quality Marine Receives Aquacultured Wideband Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)
After a multi-year absence, captive-bred Wideband Clownfish, Amphiprion latezonatus, make a triumphant return to the marketplace. ...
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AlgaGen Innovates Frozen Live Phytoplankton Concentrates
Viable on-demand live phtyoplankton from a frozen concentrate could be a "game changer," says AlgaGen CEO Erik Stenn....
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Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Lab Faces Budget Veto
University of Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) is facing a massive budgetary veto at the hands of Florida Governor Rick Scott in his 2017-2018 budget. ...
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PIJAC's Letter Campaign In Opposition to S.B. 1240
PIJAC's position; Hawaii's marine aquarium fishery bill SB1240 sides with emotion, and directly opposes a huge amount of sound science! Hawaii will institute an indefinite ban on aquarium fishing permits...
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AMAZONAS Magazine “Aquarium Wizardry” Inside Look
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s July/August 2017 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition immediately...
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2017's #NameTheChalice Results are in!
Many contestants went far beyond an obvious choice, instead providing truly clever names and insights into their singularly unique entries. For example:...
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Friday Photospread: Apistogramma Mystery, Solved?
It was high time I finally gave Apistogramma some attention in a personal aquarium. But these aren't like any Apistogramma agassizii I'd seen before......
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CORAL Bonus: Expanded CORAL Visions July/August 2017
Check out the exceptional coral morphs and cultivars that did not make it into CORAL Magazine’s forthcoming VISIONS column and get a sneak peek at the opening image from the issue....
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Neptune Systems Seeks to Recognize Marine Hobbyist
Neptune Systems announces a call for nominations for their 3rd Annual Marine Aquarium Hobbyist of the Year (MAHY), to be recognized at MACNA 2017....
Marine
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Breeding the Embargoed Cuban Basslet, Gramma dejongi
“If this leads to their widespread availability, then I would consider it my most important contribution to the industry.” – Todd Gardner
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Quality Marine Receives Aquacultured Wideband Clownfish (Amphiprion latezonatus)
After a multi-year absence, captive-bred Wideband Clownfish, Amphiprion latezonatus, make a triumphant return to the marketplace.
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AlgaGen Innovates Frozen Live Phytoplankton Concentrates
Viable on-demand live phtyoplankton from a frozen concentrate could be a “game changer,” says AlgaGen CEO Erik Stenn.
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Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Lab Faces Budget Veto
University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) is facing a massive budgetary veto at the hands of Florida Governor Rick Scott in his 2017-2018 budget.
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CORAL Magazine Table of Contents July/August 2017
REEF PUFFERS: Volume 14, Number 4
Freshwater
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Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Lab Faces Budget Veto
University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) is facing a massive budgetary veto at the hands of Florida Governor Rick Scott in his 2017-2018 budget.
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AMAZONAS Magazine “Aquarium Wizardry” Inside Look
A preview of highlights in AMAZONAS Magazine’s July/August 2017 Issue. Paid AMAZONAS Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition immediately
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Friday Photospread: Apistogramma Mystery, Solved?
It was high time I finally gave Apistogramma some attention in a personal aquarium. But these aren’t like any Apistogramma agassizii I’d seen before…
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Building a Biotope: A Step-by-Step Rio Negro Aquarium
Take a detailed look at building a Rio Negro biotope aquarium from start to finish in this web supplement to Biotopes of the Rio Negro in the July/August 2017 issue of AMAZONAS
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VIDEO: Ted Judy’s 2016 Colombia Expedition, Ep. 9
After exploring a calm pool, Ted Judy and Hernando Gil turn their attention to swift waters below a small man-made rock dam. What aquarium curiosities will they find? Watch, and don’t miss the bonus birdwatching footage!
New Products
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Breeding the Embargoed Cuban Basslet, Gramma dejongi
“If this leads to their widespread availability, then I would consider it my most important contribution to the industry.” – Todd Gardner
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AlgaGen Innovates Frozen Live Phytoplankton Concentrates
Viable on-demand live phtyoplankton from a frozen concentrate could be a “game changer,” says AlgaGen CEO Erik Stenn.
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Maxspect's New Recurve LED
The Recurve takes aim at both LED and T5 users, suggesting the appearance of a LED + T5 hybrid fixture, yet only using LED technology.
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Neptune Systems' Automatic Top-off Kit – The ATK
A first for Neptune Systems, the ATK features three levels of disaster prevention and can function as a standalone system without the need for an Apex controller.
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New Bug Bites Insect Larvae Fish Food from Fluval Aquatics
Fluval Aquatics introduces a new line of fish foods based on sustainably-produced insect larvae
News & Notes
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Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Lab Faces Budget Veto
University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (TAL) is facing a massive budgetary veto at the hands of Florida Governor Rick Scott in his 2017-2018 budget.
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PIJAC's Letter Campaign In Opposition to S.B. 1240
PIJAC’s position; Hawaii’s marine aquarium fishery bill SB1240 sides with emotion, and directly opposes a huge amount of sound science! Hawaii will institute an indefinite ban on aquarium fishing permits
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Neptune Systems Seeks to Recognize Marine Hobbyist
Neptune Systems announces a call for nominations for their 3rd Annual Marine Aquarium Hobbyist of the Year (MAHY), to be recognized at MACNA 2017.
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Hawaii's Aquarium Fishery Faces New Threats
Learn what you can do as three prominent marine scientists voice their strong support for Hawaii’s aquarium fishery, which is threatened by new legislation that would ultimately end it.
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Aqueon Announces Brand Refresh
Aqueon products, a leading producer of aquariums and aquatic supplies, is proud to announce the unveiling of their brand refresh!
Map Son says:
No, you did not read carefully: Every “dory-fish” purchased at a big box pet store, local fish store, or online will be harvested from a reef in a data-deficient fishery about which there are significant anecdotal concerns. Christiane Schmidt is known in Germany as a big liar. Check yourself at the IUCN Red List, where Paracanthus Status is "least concern", that is the best available Status there. Actually, Christiane Schmidt says, yes, Paracanthurus is locally endangered in Indonesia, due to the fact, that nobody can proof this. And yes, Christiane Schmidt has of course more and localy finer data than the IUCN.Jon C Webb says:
I love this explanation of your design goals and solutions appropriate to the biotope. I accidentally went in that direction in the late 90s with a tank with a lot of mulm, and raised wild discus, tetras, cool catfish, with no problem.I had limited light, with poor options at the time, and used found wood and blackwater tonic as a poor and expensive attempt to keep.the water dark. Discus keepers were horrified, with their bare tanks, but mine bred effusively. Your article inspires me to try actual dirted tanks, sustainable tannin sources, and enough light to grow some weeds. Thanks.Max McNay says:
I would like some of these if a female was available.BOB MAJOR says:
I have brought in bags of these from Asian shippers .They list them as Apisto Borelli which they are not.Out of 100 fish you are lucky to find any females.I believe also they are a hybrid and are being hormoned or very carefully being bred under conditions to produce only males for export similar to the way exports of various color varieties of dwarf gouramis are limited to malesPoissons De Rory says:
It's similar with my tap water, it's very soft at approx 35ppm TDS in Glasgow Scotland. The pH is 8.0 from the tap, if you leave it in a bucket for a few days it drops to neutral, and after a few weeks in with the fish and plants it slides down to pH 6.0. This can a problem with water changes because the fish can be subject to large changes in pH each time. If I buffer the water it tends to stay at a high pH, which is not really what you want for soft water fish. Also the GH and KH then are out of ratio. I like this fish, I had one a while ago. The body shape is plain but the discus blue markings are distinctive...Karen Sine says:
Looking for WILD Redback manacapuru and Rio Nanay Angels. Any suggestions?