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The Lightning Maroon Clown Has Spawned

A couple of years ago, a particularly unique Maroon clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus) from Papua New Guinea made a big splash in the aquarium trade. This wildly patterned clown eventually became known as the Lightning Maroon Clownfish, and Matthew Pedersen was hand selected to try his hand at breeding the extremely rare fish in hopes of [...]

Banggai Rescue Project Reaches Goal

Here’s some great news for aquarium conservation. The noteworthy and ambitious Banggai Rescue project, a joint effort among aquarium enthusiasts and conservationists to bring wild Banggai cardinalfish(Pterapogon kauderni) populations back from the brink, has reached it’s target funding goal of $25,000 with 10 days left to spare. By reaching this target, the project can now [...]

The Banggai Rescue Project Goes Live

The Banggai Cardinal (Pterapogon kauderni) has been a favorite fish in the aquarium trade for decades. It’s beautiful color and unique behavior made it popular in just about every aquarium circle imaginable, and many hobbyist sought them out in large numbers in order to display their schooling behaviors in captivity and fulfill general curiosities about [...]

Matt Pedersen Speaking to MARSHreef This Weekend

Here’s a bit of news for the local crowd. For their first event of 2012, the Marine Aquarium and Reef Society of Houston (or MARSH) is inviting a very special guest to give a two-part discussion involving marine ornamental breeding and a detailed look into fish rooms. This guest is none other than 2009 Aquarist [...]

The January MASNA Live Podcast Now Available

For those of you looking for a bit of quality content to fill those iPods or give yourself a nice lengthy distraction while you sit at your desk at work, the MASNA Live podcast is a great place to start and the January 2012 episode just became available to download. Featuring some big names in [...]