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25.01.2022 There is only ten more days until the E-Reef Conference, be sure to register early to secure a space to hear Charles Delbeek talk about the role Water Motion plays in coral and fish health, along with many other presentations by some of the world's leading coral experts.

25.01.2022 Today's E-Reef Agenda: E-Reef Conference October 2020 Day 1 Taxonomy / Anatomy / Physiology... Welcome and Introduction Dr Rob Jones Coral Anatomy Dr Brett De Poister Coral Taxonomy 2020 - Where it’s at & How to use it Russell Kelley Coral Physiology To be confirmed Panel Q&A BREAK Collection and Transport of Corals Daniel Kimberley Palytoxins Dr Rob Jones Coral Nutrition: Food for Thought and Practical Applications in Reef Aquarium Husbandry Julian Sprung Panel Q&A

24.01.2022 During the recent E-Reef Conference 2020, Beth Firchau (Association of Zoos and Aquariums) and Brian Nelson(Assistant Curator Blue Wonders, National Aquarium) spoke on the AZA Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project. The Florida Reef Tract has been ravaged by a disease called Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. In their talk Brian stated that Husbandry leads to Conservation. Public aquariums have been displaying for decades and more recently breeding corals. With this skillset they have embarked on this heroic rescue project that is likely to take 20 years to complete some real long term thinking! The basic concept is to hold and care for corals in aquariums until the disease has passed and it is safe to place them back in the environment.

23.01.2022 We are now very proud to announce our first E-Reef Conference. Whether you are an aquarium hobbyist, public aquarium or zoo aquarist, researcher, coral biologist, conservationist etc. this is THE coral conference for you in 2020. The E-Reef Conference will be held live online over 4 days (on the week commencing October 19th) with over 4 hours of live content per day. There will be back to back presentations by experts in their field, with interactive Q & A at the end of each We would like to invite anyone who wishes to give a presentation on any coral related topic, to please contact Dr Rob Jones ([email protected] ). Successful presenters will each receive free registration to the full E-Reef Conference.

21.01.2022 More to fish fins than to "just keep swimming"

21.01.2022 I had the pleasure of working with Gerhard Beukes while he was the Curator at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. He was an excellent Curator, good leader and wonderful person. I am deeply saddened by his sudden death and ask you to assist his family in their time of need. Dr Rob.

19.01.2022 A concerning finding that oceanic shark and ray populations have dropped by more than 70% in the last fifty years. We need to make changes to protect them and the oceans! https://www.australiangeographic.com.au//number-of-shark-/

19.01.2022 Today's E-Reef Agenda: E-Reef Conference October 2020 Day 1 Taxonomy / Anatomy / Physiology... Welcome and Introduction Dr Rob Jones Coral Anatomy Dr Brett De Poister Coral Taxonomy 2020 - Where it’s at & How to use it Russell Kelley Coral Physiology To be confirmed Panel Q&A BREAK Collection and Transport of Corals Daniel Kimberley Palytoxins Dr Rob Jones Coral Nutrition: Food for Thought and Practical Applications in Reef Aquarium Husbandry Julian Sprung Panel Q&A

19.01.2022 Great work by the team at San Antonio Zoo's aquarium team contributing to the conservation of five endangered species of fish!

18.01.2022 The four-day E-Reef Conference starting next week will be information packed and covers a huge range of topics! Day 1 Taxonomy / Anatomy / Physiology Day 2 Water Chemistry / Quality and Life Support Systems Day 3 Breeding and Conservation... Day 4 Biosecurity / Disease and Management AND Building / Maintaining a Reef Tank For an outline of the full agenda and to register visit https://www.theaquariumvet.com/conference/

14.01.2022 Introducing Barrett Christie who will be presenting on the second day of the Fish Parasites & Management Workshop which starts tomorrow! Barrett is currently the Director of Animal Husbandry for the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk in Connecticut, USA. He was educated at Texas A&M University and has worked in public aquariums for 19 years, getting his start at the Moody Gardens Aquarium in Galveston, Texas before overseeing the... renovation of one of the world’s oldest aquariums, the Dallas Aquarium at Fair Park. He was part of the opening team for OdySea Aquarium in Arizona before relocating to New England to take his current position at the Maritime Aquarium where he oversees the animal husbandry, dive operations, and research and conservation teams. His research interests include fish parasitology, coral reproduction, cephalopod husbandry, and freshwater mussel conservation. He has authored or co-authored a number of scientific papers, book chapters, and animal care manuals and serves as a referee for several journals. Barrett serves on a number of professional committees including as the Vice-Chair for the AZA Aquatic Invertebrate TAG, on the AZA Animal Population Management Committee, and as an advisor to the AZA Freshwater Fishes TAG, among others. He also enjoys SCUBA diving, has over 1000 dives and is a certified divemaster and cave diver. When not working he enjoys fly fishing, backpacking, and zymurgy.

13.01.2022 Aquariums and Zoos have evolved significantly over the last few decades. They are no longer just entertainment venues, but now play a critical role in research, breeding and conservation, education, habitat protection, and the list goes on. As reported in the Daily Mail, the legend himself, Sir David Attenborough, advocates the role of public aquariums and zoos in the continuing existence of species threatened with extinction. The Aquarium Vet is honoured in the responsibility we have, in the care and welfare of these incredibly amazing animals. https://www.dailymail.co.uk//Attenborough-argues-creatures

12.01.2022 A great team effort with SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium and Victorian Fisheries Authority to help this wild female smooth stingray. We hope she makes a full recovery!

11.01.2022 A penguin concert to celebrate Penguin Awareness Day! Hat's off to these entertaining and cheeky aquatic birds!

10.01.2022 The Aquarium Vet team may be grounded because of COVID but still continue to educate aquarists around the world. Here is the aquarist team at SEA LIFE Shanghai, China, listening to Dr Luke Ross (in Brisbane, Australia) present on Elasmobranch Anatomy and Physiology.

10.01.2022 Of course, nature's greatist artist is a fish!

09.01.2022 The Agenda for Day 2 of the E-Reef Conference Water Chemistry / Quality and Life Support Systems The Nitrogen Cycle and Biofiltration presented by Dr Michael Grima... Reef Chemistry presented by David Lee ICP-OES Lab Testing of Marine Aquarium Water - The Foundation of Modern Reef Keeping presented by Ehsan Dashti and Julian Baggio Foam Fractionation and Ultraviolet presented by Dr Rob Jones Happy Corals - It's about the Lighting presented by Brendan Sullivan Water Flow for Reef Aquaria presented by Charles Delbeek

06.01.2022 Day three is a big agenda on Breeding and Coral Conservation with lots of great presentations! Coral Reproduction an Overview: What We Think We know presented by Skylar Snowden AZA Florida Reef Tract Rescue Project presented by Beth Firchau and Brian Nelson... Conservation of Corals at The Florida Aquarium presented by Rachel Serafin Panel Q&A SECORE - Saving the Seas with Sex presented by Mitch Carl Conservation in Curaçao - Facilitation of Sexual Reproduction in Diploria labyrinthiformis presented by Lauren Marcon Daydream Island Coral Restoration Program presented by Johnny Gaskell Using Cryopreservation to Secure Coral Reef Biodiversity presented Dr Jon Daly Panel Q&A

05.01.2022 There is only one more day to register for the information packed four-day E-Reef Conference. The full agenda is available on the link below. All attendees that join us live will have the opportunity to ask the international speakers questions during the question and answer sessions. Recordings of the talks will be available for those that can’t join us live. http://www.theaquariumvet.com/conference/

04.01.2022 Hybridisation refers to the process by which two different species mate and produce hybrid offspring. An interesting study which found that Angelfishe hybridise more so than in any other group of coral reef fishes.

03.01.2022 There are two more weeks until the E-Reef Conference which will have amazing presentations by some of the world leaders in the field including Julian Sprung speaking on coral nutrition, David Lee from Seachem on reef water chemistry, Brendan Sullivan from Kessil discussing lighting for reef tanks, and many other great presenters to be introduced over the coming days! Be sure to secure your place!

01.01.2022 Melbourne Covid-19 Lockdown doesn't stop our penguin keeper's from having some fun with the penguins! #internationalzookeeperdancechallenge