HIGHHAT FISH Highhats at 20 daysJust a quick photo update of the recently raised highhats from Discovery Cove. Here, the juveniles, now at 20 days old, are over an inch long…
Mature pair of crested oyster gobies. Male above, female belowThe field of marine ornamental aquaculture is truly unique. Unlike food fish aquaculture or pearl farming where end consumers gain a…
Hello all!I would like to start my first blog post with a grand THANK YOU to the University of Florida Rising Tide team: Matt, Eric, Kevin and especially Judy St.…
Just a quick photo update of the recently raised highhats from Discovery Cove. Here, the juveniles, now at 20 days old, are over an inch long and developing their characteristic…
2013 is turning out to be a productive year at the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory. As the calender year turned, we welcomed our newest member to the marine ornamentals team, Jon-Michael…
With nearly a million specimens imported into the United States each year, the green chromis, Chromis viridis, may well be the most popular fish in the marine aquarium trade (Rhyne…
Subadult French Grunts raised at the Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory. Photo by Matt WittenrichGrunts of the family Haeumulidae are undoubtedly some of the most economically and ecologically important fishes of the…
Rising Tide members at the University of Florida's Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory (left to right) Roy Yanong, Kevin Barden, Matt Wittenrich, Mike Price, and Eric CassianoSeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund created…
It has been several months since we talked about angelfish, but we are excited to have something new to share. What is it? We don't quite know just yet, but…
Masters student Kevin P. Barden showing off a broodstock male Synchiropus ocellatus at the Tropical Aquaculture LabKevin P. Barden successfully defended his thesis today entitled Effects of temperature on the…