CORAL - Matt Pedersen

CORAL Excerpt - EcoHarvest Hawaii: Big Plans on the Big Island

Within the confines of this relatively small space, three unique individuals from different walks of life have joined forces to meet the needs of the marine aquarium industry at a scale not yet seen within the trade. Their first shipments of aquacultured Centropyge angelfish have just been completed to select wholesalers and aquarium retailers in the U.S. and Europe, and this is just the start.

29 Sep 12:09 PM 0 Read More...

Baby Photos: Goniporas take their first steps!

Inter-Fish PTY LTD in Australia succeeded in breeding Goniopora corals for the first time in captivity! Interesting visually-chimeric polyps and colonies of mixed phenotypes are just some of the surprises that are showing up in the offspring.

30 Aug 3:47 PM 0 Read More...

CORAL Excerpt - MASNA and MACNA: Steering the ship in a different direction

After weathering the Covid Pandemic, and struggling to find its footing in the aftermath, MASNA wound up canceling this year’s Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) which was planned for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Hobbyists and the aquarium industry alike have wondered whether the organization’s tenure had come to an end. The current leadership says no, and we’re all about to learn what’s next for MASNA. Matt Pedersen discussed the future of MASNA and MACNA with its President, Travis Knorr.

28 Aug 3:13 PM 0 Read More...

CORAL NEWS: Meet The Expanded CORAL Editorial Team!

CORAL’s new publisher, Aquatic Media Press, is pleased to welcome three new members to CORAL’s editorial staff.

25 Aug 6:13 PM 3 Read More...

CORAL Excerpt—Smashing Flowerpots: Sexual Propagation Success with Goniopora Corals

The aquarists at Inter-Fish Pty Ltd (Inter-Fish) have smashed through the final frontier of Goniopora husbandry, revealing their success in creating sexually propagated (captive-bred) Gonipora corals for the first time in aquarium history. CORAL Magazine discussed this breakthrough with Don Gilson, Principle and Managing Director, and Dr. Luchang Shao, General Manager and Lead Coral Spawning Scientist at Inter-Fish.

03 Jul 4:37 PM 2 Read More...