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Nahakyi’s Pygmy Angelfish, Centropyge nahakyi in our homes. Regardless of the natural future for seahorses, a handful of popular aquarium species should persist well into the future as long as we keep buying them from breeders. On the IUCN Red List, most Hippocampus are listed as either “data deficient” or “vulnerable” in status, with one notable exception. The Knynsa or Cape Seahorse, H. capensis, is listed as an endangered species due to fragmented populations and habitat loss as a result of development. Ironically, this species was being bred and sold in the aquarium trade for a number of years by Ocean Rider in Hawaii. According to posts on the popular Seahorse.org discussion forums, it appears that this species may be lost to the hobby and now couldn’t be legally reintroduced because CITES regulations and South African law prevent collection. The only way hobbyists might acquire them is to obtain excess captive-bred individuals released from a public aquarium that still has them, but this is generally a rare occurrence. Ironically, with Ocean Rider producing Hippocampus capensis commercially, the handful of hobbyist seahorse breeders apparently didn’t see it as a species in need of immediate and deliberate private propagation efforts. Ocean Rider tells us they still produce and maintain H. capensis, but are eager to diversify their broodstock population. It’s disappointing to consider that if the Cape Seahorse is lost in the wild, it may have missed its chance to persist in captivity because hobbyists didn’t have the foresight to help “ark” it when we had the chance. CLOWNFISHES: “CLASSICS” OF THE MARINE WORLD I have been known to rant about clownfishes, because they are the most popular group I’ll mention, and yet they include some of the most at-risk species. Case in point: the Mccullochi Clownfish (Amphiprion mccullochi), which is only known from Lord Howe Island and possibly Norfolk Island. With just one or two small, localized weather catastrophes, this species could quite easily become extinct in the wild. Thankfully, we do have a small captive population going, but in order for the Mccullochi to be preserved in captivity, we need more people maintaining breeding pairs and watching their lineages closely. Of course, the Mcc isn’t the only clownfish in a precarious position. The Chagos Anemonefish (Amphiprion chagosensis), unknown to the trade, shares a similarly restricted geographic distribution. Since the Chagos Clownfish isn’t collected and isn’t being bred, a captiveark failsafe doesn’t exist for this species. Chagos lost 90 percent of its reefs during a bleaching event in 1997– 1998. Luckily, it has recovered to about 50 percent coral cover, according to the Zoological Society of London, but I have to wonder: What if that bleaching event had been 100 percent? Would I now be writing about the first documented extinction of a clownfish species? Of growing concern is the fact that we have only recently become more aware of the many geographical variants that exist among clownfish. Certain commercial breeders (most recently Sustainable Aquatics) are taking steps to obtain and breed these unique varieties, including the many forms of the Cinnamon Clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus). In March/April of 2012, Sustainable Aquatics made available both the polymorphic stripeless Coral Sea variant and a beautiful Blue Stripe SCOTT W. MICHAEL 42 CORAL
Seven reasons why you should use ReVive Coral Cleaner Catalaphyllia jardinei Fungia sp. Blastomussa wellsi Acanthastrea lordhowensis Caulastrea furcata Acropora sp. ReVive Coral Cleaner is a new type of coral dip solution for live stony corals. Its formula is based on powerful plant extracts, but it isn’t harsh on coral tissues the way iodine-based dips are. For coral dipping prior to acclimation to aquariums, for rinsing prior to shipping, and for dipping newly fragmented corals, such as at coral farming facilities. What’s the seventh reason? ReVive Coral Cleaner was developed by Julian Sprung, you know, the guy who wrote the books... yes, that guy! Two Little Fishies Advanced Aquarium Products www.twolittlefishies.com TMTM TM CORAL 43
Page 1 and 2: THE REEF & MARINE AQUARIUM MAGAZINE
Page 5 and 6: EDITOR & PUBLISHER | James M. Lawre
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Page 9 and 10: getting a species out of the endang
Page 11 and 12: Purchasing Marine Animals Will Neve
Page 14 and 15: Hatchery in Puerto Rico, which was
Page 16 and 17: The coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae
Page 18 and 19: of the warming of the Mediterranean
Page 20 and 21: Parenting comes at a price for male
Page 22 and 23: Inspired by Mother Nature. Engineer
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Page 26: off the coast of East Africa, east
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Page 31 and 32: Photo courtesy of Georgia Aquarium
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Page 37 and 38: ILLUSTRATION: JOSHUA HIGHTER ums. F
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Page 43: ecord of a single ornamental marine
Page 47 and 48: WHITE & BLUE LEDS BLUE LEDS ONLY
Page 51 and 52: Size impresses humans. We marvel at
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Page 57 and 58: Redhead Goby, Elacatinus puncticula
Page 59 and 60: TK Like mythical dwarfs, elves, and
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Page 63 and 64: The aquarium for pygmy gobies The p
Page 65 and 66: Greenbanded Goby, Elacatinus multif
Page 67 and 68: Top left: Green Clown Goby, Gobiodo
Page 69 and 70: Candystripe Goby, Trimma cana Redfa
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Page 73: Genus Gobiodon G. acicularis G. alb
Page 77 and 78: PREVIOUS SPREAD: ERIC MATSON/AUSTRA
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The Green Finger Sponge (Lotrochota
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CORAL: What do your rearing tanks l
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aquarium portrait | INKEN KRAUSE An
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an air-handling unit located in the
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“Wow!” AMAZONAS Volume 1, Numbe
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The Reef Care Program Accelerated C
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The Ambon Scorpionfish (Pteroidicht
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for novices in the marine aquarium
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Get an Edge Introducing ZeroEdge’
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Sterling Silver Fits every Wallets
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