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Yellow Tang Research at the OI – Making Exciting Progress

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:February 24, 2014
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Research on culturing yellow tangs began at the Oceanic Institute (OI) back in 2001 around the same time as initial, exciting breakthroughs were achieved with dwarf angelfish (by OI and…

Milletseed Butterflyfish Larvae

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:January 24, 2014
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

In our previous post we mentioned that we had grouped the Milletseed Butterflyfish into three separate populations to address gender ratio and the largest population had spawned very few non-viable…

Tagging Milletseed Butterflyfish Spawning Groups

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:December 18, 2013
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Kevin Barden and Sam Groene tagging milletseed butterflyfishOur initial population of milletseed butterflyfish consisted of one male and multiple females (lucky guy). To remedy this gender ratio conundrum, the staff…

Rising Tide is moving forward

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:November 18, 2013
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

15 day post hatch Pacific blue tang larva, measuring 3.6mm in length. Photo courtesy of Matthew L. WittenrichPersonnel changes, although sometimes difficult, can also provide opportunities. With Matt’s departure comes…

Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich is moving on from University of Florida

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:October 29, 2013
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich is moving on. After spending nearly 2 years with us at the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Matt, his wife Sarah, and their two children are moving back…

Rising Tide Intern Jana Huebner

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:August 2, 2013
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Hello!My name is Jana Huebner and I have had the pleasure to join the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory as an intern for the summer. I am originally from the landlocked state…

Milletseed Butterflyfish update

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:June 27, 2013
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Working with Milletseed Butterfly’s (Chaetodon miliaris) has presented some unique challenges. After experiencing some issues during shipping and quarantine, we made some changes, and have a batch of 23 healthy,…

Live Feeds at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab: Colurella adriatica

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:June 12, 2013
Post category:Rising Tide Conservation

Colurella adriatica isolated from Tampa Bay zooplankton; approximately 45 microns wide and 90 microns long. Photo credit: Eric J. Cassiano.We first spotted Colurella adriatica in one of our larval rearing systems that…

PURPLE MASKED ANGELFISH | Centropyge venustus

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:May 18, 2013
Post category:Aquacultured Fish

PURPLE MASKED ANGELFISH 44 day post hatch Purple Masked Angelfish larva.25 day post hatch Purple Masked Angelfish larva. Larval Rearing of the Purple Masked Angelfish Using Only Cultured FoodOver the past…

GREEN CHROMIS | Chromis viridis

Post author:Rising Tide Conservation
Post published:May 18, 2013
Post category:Aquacultured Fish

GREEN CHROMIS Photo by Matt Wittenrich Rearing the Green ChromisWith nearly a million specimens imported into the United States each year, the green chromis, Chromis viridis, may well be the most…