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Vossen larval catchers put to the test with Lipogramma klayi

by Todd Gardner on September 25, 2012

It’s been several months since I raised my first Lipogramma klayi at the Long Island Aquarium. Sadly, I’ve only had two more reach settlement since then. One of the bottlenecks to the mass production of this beautiful deepwater basslet, as well as other grammatids, is that they are what we sometimes refer to as “trickle” spawners because although they spawn often, they lay only a few eggs at a time.… More:

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MASNA Live May 2012- Vermont Marine Aquarists, Lightning Maroon, MACNA 2012

by drunkan6e1 on May 31, 2012

May 2012 MASNA Live Show Notes: | The MASNA Scholarship application period will close on June 22, 2012. Make sure to apply ASAP!: http://goo.gl/7QVPl | The Vermont Marine Aquarists: http://www.saltwatervt.org/ | The Lightning Project: http://www.lightning-maroon-clownfish.com/ | The MBI Workshop: http://goo.gl/bSMZE | MACNA 2012: http://www.dfwmacna.com/ |

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Pre-MACNA MASNA Live: Rich Ross, Matt Pedersen, Gary Parr, and Tal Sweet.

by p9934s on September 6, 2011

Pre-MACNA MASNA Live | Show Notes : Pre-MACNA interview with Rich Ross, Matt Pedersen, Gary Parr, and Tal Sweet. | MBI talk at MACNA 23: http://www.reefs.com/blog/2011/09/05/mbi-at-macna/ |

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MBI at MACNA

by Tal Sweet on September 5, 2011

For those of you that will be attending the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) next weekend, the Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) has a set up a short presentation followed by a panel discussion. Chad Penney will be giving a presentation on the overall goals of the MBI and how the site works. Following Chad’s presentation, Richard Ross will lead a moderated panel discussion where attendees will be able to ask questions about captive breeding. Members of the panel will include: Rod Buehler (Rod’s Food), David Durr, Matt Pedersen, Chad Penney, Julian Sprung (Two Little Fishies), and Tal Sweet. Put your thinking caps on and come up with some good questions for our panel! This event will take place at 1pm on Saturday, September 10, in Hall C. Please feel free to join us, ask questions, and hang out with others interested in captive breeding of marine ornamentals.… More:

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Second Annual Marine Breeder’s Workshop

by Tal Sweet on June 14, 2011

The Marine Breeder’s Workshop

The Marine Breeding Initiative and the Marinelife Aquarium Society of Michigan are pleased to be hosting the Second annual Marine Breeder’s Workshop on Saturday, July 23, 2011 at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The MBI Workshop is a full day event that focuses solely on captive breeding of marine fishes and invertebrates. In an effort to support and encourage captive breeding, the MBI Council has designed a workshop that will both inspire and assist anyone interested in captive breeding. Members of the professional aquarium community are encouraged to attend. The Workshop will begin at 9:00am with presentations by our first speakers, followed by a break for lunch. After lunch we will finish with the final speakers. There will be plenty of time to mingle with the speakers and other attendees throughout the day. Sharing information is the prime focus of the event. The list of speakers this year is quite impressive and offers something for everyone.

Todd Gardner from Atlantis Marine World in NY
Jay Hemdal from the Toledo Zoo
Matthew Pedersen MASNA Aquarist of the Year 2009
Randy Reed from Reed Mariculture and Reef Nutrition
Matthew L. Wittenrich PhD, MASNA Aquarist of the Year 2010

Attendees will have plenty of “one on one” time to ask questions and discuss their own, personal, breeding efforts with the speakers, both during and after the event. An added benefit will be the ability to interact with other breeders from around the country that will be in attendance. More details about each speaker can be found on the MASM events page located here: http://www.masm.org/Events/Event.aspx?ID=121 Attendees that have been participating in the MBI and have reached the next Breeder level since last year will be presented with awards during a ceremony after the last presentation. Check in Starts at 8:30 am and the program will start promptly at 9:00 am. Early Bird Tickets are only $20 before June 23rd, $30 after June 23rd, and $40 at the Door.
Early Bird Ticket sales end at 12 midnight on June 23rd. Ticket price includes admittance to all speakers as well as lunch. We will have some special goodies from our sponsors too! For those people traveling to the Workshop from out of town, there is a special room rate of $79 per night at the Radisson of Bloomfield Hills.… More: