Market size semicircle angelfish
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
How damsels came to Florida
Amblyglyphidodon curacao photographed in the Philippines. A close relative of A. ternatensis with great potential for aquaculture.The California Academy of Sciences has been conducting research expeditions to the Philippines for…
Ternate damsel eggs upon arrival at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab in Florida
Rearing the Ternate Damselfish- another collaborative success
Ternate damsel eggs upon arrival at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab in FloridaDamselfishes are nearly ubiquitous in most underwater habitats around the world. Over 320 species in 28 genera have been…