The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Man-made fishes have been around for a long time and are here to stay. If we do not cover man-created strains and forms, and debate the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, we leave the field to emotional grandstanding, or worse, legal regulations without qualified input.
First SURRENDER Event a Sweet Success
The “Minnesota experiment” shows that such surrender events are something every responsible aquarium society should offer once or twice a year. Since the Habitattitude program is a national initiative (www.habitattitude.net), support from the Great Lakes Sea Grant network or other programs may be available.
Pond Season 2015 Starts in Europe
Rising temperatures in central Europe are promising an early start for the pond season – a look at the diverse offerings in the pond fish market this year!
AMAZONAS Video: Betta macrostoma
Stunning footage of the most coveted mouthbrooding betta in the aquarium hobby.
Counting fish based on “reef dandruff"
In essence, this may allow biologists to study the population of fishes in a body of water without having to sacrifice any animals.
James Lawrence says:
According to photographer Larry Tackett, a long-time CORAL contributor, the shot was taken in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Periclemenes yucatanensis is very similar to the Indo-Pacific species shown. See "Click for answer" for the identification.Jim jones says:
When you want the look of brook but dont want brook in your tank you get theee fishClay Trachtman says:
I would really like to get more info on these guys. When they come in from the wholesellers, most are only partially spotted. Of the ones I have seen, very few are truely fully spotted. It seems like maybe 1 in 50 is fully spotted. It makes me think that the spotting is more based on geography than anything else. I personally have 2 of them, both fully spotted.Felicia says:
The man in the photo is @Riccardo_Peri, It was said in the original photo caption that he caught and released the fish safely.Felicia McCaulley says:
A reverse image search brought me to Instagram, with this caption - "@fishing_worldgram That thing is HUGE! Tag someone who looks like this fish! Do you know what this giant catch is?! It was released safely! These fish cannot be kept Caught by Riccardo Peri Tag a friend! Follow @waypointtv.fishing for more"Nicholas McMahon says:
Unless there’s something different about it, this animal is not from the Pacific. Its Periclemenes yucatanensis, the Spotted anemone shrimp found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean. I’ve caught them in corkscrew and Condylactis anemones here in Florida and the Florida Keys.