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Orbic Batfish update

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Post published:April 6, 2012
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We finally got around to editing images of the batfish larvae this week to complete the larval development series. Amazing larvae with remarkable similarities to the Atlantic spadefish. We are…

Orbic Batfish reach metamorphosis

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:April 2, 2012
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18 day old orbic batfish shipped from the Shedd Aquarium to the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory as a 3.2 mm larva.The diminutive orbic batfish that arrived from the Shedd Aquarium as…

Market size semicircle angelfish

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Post published:March 19, 2012
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A few days ago the last of the semicircle angelfish were netted out of their 54 gallon homes in the larval rearing room and moved to a 300 gallon indoor…

Spadefish update

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:March 19, 2012
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At about 30 days old the juvenile spadefish from Discovery Cove have doubled in size and are now about the size of a quarter. We have since grown another spadefish…

Orbic Bats from the Shedd Aquarium

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Post published:March 19, 2012
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Every now and then we get a shipment of eggs or larvae that really intrigues me. The last shipment we received was from the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and has…

Discovery Cove’s juvenile spadefish

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Post published:February 24, 2012
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It is hard to believe that just 15 days ago we were trying to figure out what the transparent eggs from Discovery Cove might be. Just a few days into…

Soldiers from Orlando

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:February 21, 2012
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With over 130 species in a lagoon style exhibit it was only a matter of time before we found something unusual in the larval rearing tanks stocked with eggs from…

Discovery Cove Update 12 – 16 days after hatching

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:February 18, 2012
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The first batch of larvae from the Discovery Cove exhibit at SeaWorld Orlando are developing rapidly. As the larvae grow, their numbers are becoming ever more apparent. Several hundred larvae…

SeaWorld, Discovery Cove update

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:February 11, 2012
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The first batch of larvae, collected as eggs from the Discovery Cove exhibit at SeaWorld Orlando, are growing fast. Two days after hatching, some of the larvae were ready to…

Eggs and Larvae from Discovery Cove, SeaWorld Orlando

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:February 8, 2012
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Last week we were privileged to receive two collections of eggs from the Discovery Cove exhibit at Seaworld Orlando. The exhibit is home to over 130 marine fish species, so…