Volume 9, Number 1
CONTENTS
4 LETTER FROM EUROPE by Daniel Knop
7 EDITOR’S PAGE by James M. Lawrence
8 LETTERS
10 REEF NEWS
22 RARITIES: Harlequin Hind, Cephalopholis polleni, by Scott W. Michael
30 VIEWPOINT by Martin A. Moe, Jr.
FEATURE ARTICLES
42 PROFESSIONAL CULTURE OF STONY CORALS by Daniel Knop
50 ORA: CULTURING CORALS BY THE THOUSANDS
Marine ornamental aquaculture in Florida by Matt Pedersen
56 INLAND CORAL FARMING
A tour of the facilities of Jürgen Wendel by Daniel Knop
63 THE FUTURE OF AQUACULTURE
Creating a greener, sustainable hobby by Morgan Mok
66 CONQUERING THE BREEDING BOTTLENECK
Success with 8 pelagic-spawning species by Matthew L. Wittenrich
68 RHINOPIAS REDUX by Scott W. Michael
76 SOLID POLYMERS FOR NUTRIENT CONTROL
A guide to biopellets and “solid carbon” by Murray W. Camp
90 TRAVEL: BLUE!
Coral Reefs at Moogadali by Professor Ellen Thaler
AQUARIUM PORTRAIT
99 AN AQUARIUM FOR HELMUT by Martin Sebald
DEPARTMENTS
107 SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Green Sea Mat by Daniel Knop
121 REEFKEEPING 101: Not so cheap equipment by Daniel Knop
118 CORALEXICON: Technical terms that appear in this issue
122 SOURCES & SUSTAINABILITY: Hawai’i debates ban on aquarium collection by Ret Talbot
126 ADVERTISER INDEX
128 REEF LIFE: by Larry P. Tackett
Frank says:
Hey Matt, Is it advisable to keep Lemon and Sapphire Damselfish together in a 100 Gal reef, or do I need to choose? Thank you.Matt Pedersen says:
Trey, I believe you're making a false equivalency between the "Parrot Cichlid" and this fish. The Parrot Cichlid is a hybrid between at least two rather disparate cichlid species, which features numerous physical deformations, although nothing nearly as severe as something like a Bubble Eye or Celestial Eye Goldfish. Meanwhile, this "Zombie" Black Albino started as pure Darwin Black Ocellaris; the original foundation stock simply had a hidden recessive gene. This is a single gene mutation, which can easily be understood and controlled by any breeder who understands high-school level genetics. Nevermind that forms of albinism are rather routine mutation found in the wild on occasion, and even in our human species.Jeff W. says:
I don’t have a problem with the production of new color strains through selective breeding. I prefer to own the wild types, but that’s just me. But I agree that the propagation of fish with known health concerns is irresponsible and casts a shadow over the hobby. We already don’t know what other health problems some of these mutants may have involving systems that are not externally evident (e.g., immunological issues, skeletal malformations), or if their life spans might be adversely affected. This is similar to knowingly breeding deaf Dalmatians for profit.Trey Tabb says:
I suppose it's a nifty experiment to make fish like these, but to mass produce half-blind fish is just cruel & stupid beyond measure. Congratulations; you've created the Red Parrot Cichlid of the Clownfish world.Matt Pedersen says:
Bob, those sentiments are very appreciated, thank you my friend!Corals says:
My apologies...I should have read all the messages in entirety before leaving my comment. I didn't realize Orlando voluntarily chose not to renew his membership and wrote about it. I assumed Jeff shared Orlando's personal info to the readers..Sorry, Jeff!