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The researchers placed the damselfish into a fish tank loaded with the coral skeleton and the four artificial habitat options, in what is known as a cafeteria-style choice experiment, and studied ...

It will feature a collection of freshwater and saltwater species, including the axolotl, coral cat sharks, reef fish, and ...

Coral reefs cover only 1% of the ocean floor but are home to more than 25% of all marine fish species, according to the aquarium’s presentation.

But they're killing the coral reefs," says Søren Hansen a co-founder of Sea and Reef Aquaculture, LLC, in Franklin, Me., one of only a handful of tropical fish farmers in the U.S.

The 2,500-gallon tank, located halfway through a meandering corridor showcasing tropical fish, invertebrates and plants, now is filled with nearly 20 different coral species mostly grown in-house.

Since last July, Lowe began directing the cultivation of nearly 25,000 pieces of coral on what he calls a tank farm. The “ farm, ” which sprawls over a large swathe of land near the shore ...