Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. We lost our last remaining milletseed butterflyfish larvae at 44 dph (days post hatch).The good news is we’ve gained ample…
Hello everyone!!My name is Emma and I’m a graduate student at Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) working toward my master’s in marine science. I’ve been one lucky girl these past few…
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…
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…
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…
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. After spending nearly 2 years with us at the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Matt, his wife Sarah, and their two children are moving back…
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…
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,…
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…