http://azaquaculture.com/info Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:22:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Biologists from AZaquaculture will be attending the annual meeting of the Desert Fishes Council in Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, México.  Only a skeleton staff will remain in Tucson.  As such, we will be closed during the period of November 10-20.  Phones will not be answered, but you can leave a message and ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/11/09/azaquaculture-closed-nov-10-20-2008/ It seems only fitting that our first creature feature focuses on one of the first marine ornamentals to have been raised successfully in captivity, the Neon Goby, Elacatinus oceanops, (formerly Gobiosoma oceanops). First reared in the 1970’s the neon goby is a popular aquarium fish owing to its general ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/06/20/2/ A critical factor in the success of a plankton culture system is the proper sterilization of both culture vessels and any solutions that go into them. Such sterilization prevents the overgrowth of the target species with microbial contaminates. Such contaminates may include undesirable bacterial, fungal, and protozoan species. ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/06/19/methods-of-water-sterilization-for-aquaculture-and-research-uses/ The Easy Bleach Method For sterilizing seawater of average cleanliness, this protocol will yield water of acceptable sterility and quality for most microalgae (greenwater) and larval culture. **Be sure to familiarize yourself with proper chemical handling techniques before attempting these procedures. Always wear protective goggles and gloves when handling any chemicals** 1.  Collect ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/06/19/protocols-for-the-sterilization-of-water-using-sodium-hypochlorite-bleach-or-acid/ After receiving so much interest from our creature feature on breeding Pom Pom crabs, Lybia tesselata, we’ve decided to make these a regular feature! Unlike our first creature feature post, we will present a species and provide an “aquaculture fact sheet” that summarizes the species and what is known ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/06/16/new-creature-features-at-azaquaculture/ We wanted to introduce everyone to a new species we are working with at AZaquaculture - the Pom Pom Crab, Lybia tesselata. Many of you are probably familiar with these odd little crabs, but they are just so unusual we had to share them with anyone who hasn’t encountered ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/03/21/pom-pom-crabs-lybia-tesselata/ Critter PacksAfter being swamped with orders when we introduced these last year, we have increased our production systems significantly. However, to avoid being overwhelmed, we are limiting the public distribution of these refugium critter packs to only 10 per week. If there is a wait list, we will let you ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2008/02/26/refugium-critter-packs-are-back/ Eric Borneman recently published a very nice article in Reefkeeping Magazine, entitled Two Potential Molluscicides Useful Against Pest Aeolid Nudibranchs Common on Species of Montipora in Aquariums. Of particular note within this article was a description of the effectiveness of potassium permanganate dips as a method ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2007/09/12/potassium-permanganate-and-aeolid-nudibranchs-a-novel-molluscicide/ GENETIC CONTROL OF BIOFILM FORMATIONSeveral genes and gene clusters have been identified in Vibrio cholerae that have aided in the understanding of how biofilms are formed and what environmental factors are determinants in their formation. The first gene involved is in the vps gene cluster. This gene cluster is involved ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2007/04/10/biofilms-in-marine-environments-implications-for-aquaculture-coral-reefs-marine-aquariums-and-the-human-pathogen-vibrio-cholerae-part-5/ BIOFILMS ASSOCIATED WITH Vibrio spp. BACTERIAIn the first sections we looked at a survey of the attributes of biofilms as survival mechanisms and as generalized virulence attributes. In this section, we will be examining the molecular mechanisms that control biofilm formation, and the role of these mechanisms in the pathogenesis ... http://azaquaculture.com/info/2007/04/10/biofilms-in-marine-environments-implications-for-aquaculture-coral-reefs-marine-aquariums-and-the-human-pathogen-vibrio-cholerae-part-4/