Coral Magazine

20/12/2024

VIDEO INSIDE LOOK at the Jan/Feb '25 issue of CORAL Magazine, ROCK YOUR REEF!

A video preview of highlights in CORAL Magazine's January/February 2025 Issue. Paid CORAL Subscribers can log in with their email address and read the Digital Edition starting January 14th, 2025.

18/12/2024

This Sunday? See you there!

14/12/2024

If you're free, head over to Melev's Reef, Inc. on YouTube starting at 2:08pm CST and join Marc Levenson and Alex Rose for their year in review livestream. Come say hi and heckle them! Err ask them reasonable questions...
https://youtube.com/?si=MopNCSTU5uuA-MPf

13/12/2024

Seeming to stretch to the horizon, this colony of Galaxea astreata was discovered in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, and covers an area of over 4000 square meters. If confirmed through further testing, it would lay claim to the title of “World’s Largest Coral”, surpassing the recent headline-grabbing global news of a massive Pavona clavus coral discovered in the Solomon Islands. See more at

Only a few weeks after a remarkable colony of Pavona clavus, claiming the title of the world’s largest coral was found and measured in the Solomon Islands, another giant coral colony was measured in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia, and discovered to be even bigger.

07/12/2024

Time is short! Coral Magazine's 2024 Holiday Gift Bundle goes away after December 8th!

There's more time left for the Amazonas Magazine Gift Bundle, our sister freshwater publication!

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04/12/2024

Less than ONE WEEK to subscribe and start with the January/February 2025 issue - ROCK YOUR REEF! www.coralmagazine.com/subscribe for all your options!

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16/11/2024

Give your favorite reefkeeper an aquarium gift that won't die and lasts all year long! Our 2024 Holiday Gift Bundle is available now through December 8th! Exclusively on our webstore at https://www.aquaticmediapress.com/shop/coral-magazine-subscriptions/2024-coral-gift-bundle/

12/11/2024

Last week, over 300 captive-bred (aquacultured) Yellow Tangs were released into the waters of Hawaii by the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University as part of a first-ever stock-enhancement/ecosystem restoration effort that didn't involve a foodfish or gamefish. Get a summary of the story, watch video of the release, and links to more details, all at

The Oceanic Institute (OI) of Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) released over 300 aquacultured yellow tangs into the wild in a first-ever stock-enhancement effort of a non-foodfish, non-gamefish species. Image credit: The Ohana, Hawaii Pacific University.

11/11/2024

ORA - Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums announced today that they are now producing and offering the very rare Oman Clownfish. Get the story -

For decades, the Oman Clownfish (Amphiprion omanensis) has been part of an exclusive clownfish species group—the unobtainables (aka. “Amphiprion unobtainiatum“, per Quality Marine’s Kevin Kohen). The biogeography of these species puts them squarely into the category of fishes that are not ne...

10/11/2024

Hey CORAL Magazine fans...did you know there's a sister-publication for the freshwater aquarium hobby? Check out the forthcoming issue of AMAZONAS, the first installment for 2025! You can subscribe by Monday, November 11th, to start with this issue! We even have a great AMAZONAS + CORAL bundle that we started this year, saving you even MORE (if you're already a CORAL subscriber, the bundle will add 6 more issues to your existing CORAL subscription!). See all the options at https://www.amazonasmagazine.com/subscribe

DON'T MISS IT! The first issue of 2025 heads to the printer soon! Subscribe or renew by Monday, November 11th, to start with this issue! It arrives starting in early December. https://www.amazonasmagazine.com/subscribe

After Monday, the first issue of a new or restarted AMAZONAS subscription will be March/April 20251

03/11/2024

A proposed pet ban that would include aquarium keeping is up for vote in just a couple of days in Burlington, Vermont. This one hits a little close to CORAL's (former) home, the region where many of our staff still reside.

Burlington is considering a ban on all “exotic animals.” This ban includes fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians, small mammals, and any animal that is not specifically exempted from the definition of “exotic animal”.

25/10/2024

We're sad to share the news that after 32 years, MASNA is closing its doors.

Unable to recover following COVID-era pandemic impacts, the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA), founded in 1992, will cease operations. The organization responsible for supporting regional and local marine aquarium clubs, and the entity behind the Marine Aquarium Conference of North....

14/10/2024

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14/10/2024

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18/09/2024

And #3 - our Sept/Oct issue went live on the Digital Edition! Active subscribers can log in and read it now - https://www.coralmagazine.com/digital-edition-login-coral-magazine/

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18/09/2024

#2 - The second bit of back-to-back news, Biota also claimed a new dwarf angelfish captive-breeding first!

Another dwarf angelfish captive breeding achievement from Biota Palau—the Yellow Heraldi Angelfish, aka "False Lemonpeel Angelfish", Centropyge heraldi.

18/09/2024

So much happening today! #1 - new captive-bred pipefish species debuted at Biota!

Biota's captive-bred pipefish are healthy and robust, being bred and raised in Biota's North Carolina facility by marine biologists with decades of seahorse experience.