VIDEO: Dirty Two-Tone Scopas Tang is sighted in South Bali!
Aberrant Tangs have been going through insane hype in recent years. Some particular specimens from Indonesia are reaching just nonsense prices. Recently we were lucky enough to observe a unique individual we named the “Dirty Two-Tone Tang” for quite a while on the southern coast of Bali.
Fifty Shades of Hybrid Powder Blue Tangs
At the extreme eastern tip of its range, Acanthurus leucosternon meets with another closely related species: Acanthurus nigricans, the White Cheek, Whitecheeked, or Goldrim Surgeonfish. In this part of its range, the White Cheek Tang is quite common. The solitary Acanthurus leucosternon (Powder Blue Tang) seems to often have no other option than to breed with or join in spawning with Acanthurus nirgricans (White Cheek Surgeonfish). This leads to quite a lot of hybrid between the two species in that particular area.
So many shades of "Acropora florida"!
Acropora florida is a classic species within the aquarium industry. However, the species is way more complex than we think, and what we generally consider to be A. florida likely represents a complex of many different species.
Micromussa amakusensis, the New Micro-Lord!
CORAL Field Editor Vincent Chalias recently visited the ex-situ coral farm at Bali Aquarium and returns with a beautiful examination of Indonesian LSP coral species Micromussa amakusensis. While similar in some respects to their well-known “Acan Lord” cousins, now known as M. lordhowensis, Chalias argues that these “Micro-lords” are going to become more prevalent in the aquarium trade and deserve our attention. Check out these rare Indonesian Micromussas…
Antibiotic Treatments For Corals: The New Norm?
The use of antibiotics to treat corals, even prophylactically when they appear healthy, is on the rise. CORAL Field Editor Vincent Chalias warns that this practice masks underlying problems in the coral trade, and runs the risk of perpetuating this problems, or even making things worse.
VIDEO Inside Look: AMAZONAS Magazine “FRESHWATER STING says:
[…] That’s right, you can now get Inside Look, your exclusive sneak peek at the brand new issue of the aquarium magazine AMAZONAS, in video format! Host Alex Rose walks you through the latest issue, FRESHWATER STINGRAYS, the September/October 2023 edition. You can still get the FRESHWATER STINGRAYS Inside Look in a readable format as well! […]