• Reef Addicts Podcast - Episode 9

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    Published on 11-05-2010 02:39 AM
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    Shownotes? Shownotes? Who needs shownotes? This month's podcast has two interviews, so perk up your ears and press play on your favorite mp3 player:
    • Scott Fellman interviews Matt Pederson about fish breeding, both currently and where it is heading. Matt's answers are forthcoming. Tal Sweet chimes in as well.
    • Rob Topping tells us about the Midwest Frag Fest and where it came from, and why. Definitely a worthy cause for future reefers and reefahs.
    • If you are in the Salt Lake City area this weekend, we'd love to chat with you in person in our Reef Addicts booth. Don't miss this show - meet Adam Blundell, the man, the legend, the guy that writes stuff for our site.
    You can download it from iTunes and listen to it when you are on the road.

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    1. gerbilbox's Avatar
      gerbilbox - 11-05-2010, 03:39 PM
      Great podcast, especially Matt Pederson's interview and how the hobby has evolved. I'm one of the weirdos he mentioned that did not get into reefing for the fish. I'm in it for the corals and other invertebrates. I was hoping that he would mention something about breeding the other inverts, but it's still a great interview.
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    1. mpedersen's Avatar
      mpedersen - 11-05-2010, 03:59 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by gerbilbox View Post
      I'm one of the weirdos he mentioned that did not get into reefing for the fish.
      FREAK!!! Just kidding of course.

      Quote Originally Posted by gerbilbox View Post
      I was hoping that he would mention something about breeding the other inverts, but it's still a great interview.
      Scott was a phenomenal interviewer, of course, he know what questions to ask. But that was 110% off the cuff, not like Marc prepped him!

      Extremely good point on topic of invert breeding. Just yesterday I was writing an article about Captive Breeding and I had to disclaim that I am a self professed fish nut, yet most everything I say about fish could be applied to the various inverts out there. Sure, I've dabbled in invert breeding, but they just dont' hold my interest like fish do and frankly I have ZERO successes to show for it. SOMEONE however, really needs to become the champion of invert breeding. Otherwise we'll end up with Fish, Corals, and no cleanup crews. The folks who breed marine snails stand to make a fortune if wild collection is ever shut down!
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    1. gerbilbox's Avatar
      gerbilbox - 11-05-2010, 10:58 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by mpedersen View Post
      FREAK!!! Just kidding of course.
      You make it sound like a bad thing

      Quote Originally Posted by mpedersen View Post
      Extremely good point on topic of invert breeding. Just yesterday I was writing an article about Captive Breeding and I had to disclaim that I am a self professed fish nut, yet most everything I say about fish could be applied to the various inverts out there. Sure, I've dabbled in invert breeding, but they just dont' hold my interest like fish do and frankly I have ZERO successes to show for it. SOMEONE however, really needs to become the champion of invert breeding. Otherwise we'll end up with Fish, Corals, and no cleanup crews. The folks who breed marine snails stand to make a fortune if wild collection is ever shut down!
      What I've read about invertebrate breeding sounds similar to fish breeding setups. I hope to dabble in invert breeding when I'm a proficient reefer. As you said in the podcast, I'll start with something easy. Thanks!
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    1. mpedersen's Avatar
      mpedersen - 11-05-2010, 11:02 PM
      Peppermint Shrimp, Stomatella Snails....likely the first two I'll tackle when I finally truly do inverts...that and the two awesome snails floating around more in the western part of the country, the DIBS Nassarius and the Columbellid! In theory, all three snails can be propagated IN SITU!
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      smoothie - 11-06-2010, 01:25 AM
      I loved it. Thanks guys and gal.
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    1. waldend's Avatar
      waldend - 11-06-2010, 09:26 PM
      I would also recommend the Trochus snail. I have an aquarium where I have recently had them and Stomatella spawn. I am not sure how many have settled because they are barely visible at this point but there are quite a lot. The key to Trochus is no filtration or skimming and I assume the same would be true for Stomatella.
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    1. Adam Blundell's Avatar
      Adam Blundell - 11-09-2010, 12:44 PM
      That was a fabulous interview!
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      Stevo4535 - 11-11-2010, 02:40 PM
      WOW going with the first interview when they were talking about fish conservation....
      You wont be able to get any fish from the Red Sea.... This is because they ship out of Yemen, where the intercepted bombs came from, and so, the US State Department has shut down Yemen.

      Sad
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    1. sedor's Avatar
      sedor - 11-13-2010, 09:20 AM
      I just wanted to say that this was one of my favorite podcasts so far. Was it the lack of Marc and Jesse!?! Hardly not, but I did enjoy the topic!
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    1. a whiff of grapeshot's Avatar
      a whiff of grapeshot - 02-20-2011, 10:38 PM
      ive listened and enjoyed all the old reefcast podcasts and ive also followed all the reef addicts podcasts but, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO RELEASE A NEW SHOW!!!!
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    1. NauticaC4's Avatar
      NauticaC4 - 03-28-2011, 03:00 PM
      So is this the last episode?? I hate that you get us addicted then leave us hanging!!! First ReefCast now this! The new tank is looking good though. Now make another Podcast!!!
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    1. melev's Avatar
      melev - 03-28-2011, 03:19 PM
      Okay.
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    1. Adam Blundell's Avatar
      Adam Blundell - 03-29-2011, 11:22 PM
      I know Marc did some recording in Salt Lake (both audio and video). I'm betting he's just super busy with this tank. He and Jessie are great with the podcasts and I'm sure they are also anxious to kick them out. It's a great listen for all of us.

      Adam
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      blazzent - 04-23-2011, 10:17 AM
      I liked the end interview with Rob from Midwest. The idea of putting tanks in schools is great and its an effective way to introduce new people to the hobby. My wife and I run a child care business from our home and have been doing it for 6 years. When we started I set up a reef tank at the same time. The kids love it and so do the parents. Three parents loved it so much they jumped in and got their own reef tanks. Keep it up Rob!
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