AquaticEngineer Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Just wanted to formally announce that myself and a good friend are 100% permitted and licensed to collect coldwater/temperate water fish and invertebrates from the Northeast Pacific off the Oregon coast. We will be doing business as Coldwater Marine Aquatics, if you get a chance say hi and check us out on Facebook HERE and give us a like Its been a long time coming, actually over a year of working with ODFW, and I wanted to say thank you to everyone here on Nano-Reef, especially those involved in the Biotopes forum. One of the main things people always bring up when I tell them about trying to collect and provide coldwater livestock is that there is no one offering an affordable system to house the animals. Well that all changed just recently with the introduction of Micro-Reefs temperate pico tank. I'm heading out collecting tomorrow specifically to find Mike some nice anemones and pico friendly livestock for his existing system. Anyways, I thought you all might like to know what we are collecting out here so below is our current species list. Should be really cool Fish: q ___ Grunt Sculpin - Rhamphocottus richardsonii q ___ Mosshead Warbonnet - Chirolophis nugatory q ___ Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker – Eumicrotremus orbis q ___ Penpoint Gunnel - Apodichthys flavidus q ___ Cresent Gunnel - Pholis laeta q ___ Saddleback Gunnel – Pholis ornate q ___ Fluffy Sculpin – Oligocottus snyderi q ___ Tidepool Sculpin – Oligocottus maculosus q ___ Northern Clingfish – Gobiesox maenandricus q ___ Tubesnout – Aulorhynchus flavidus q ___ Bay Pipefish - Syngnathus leptorhynchus q ___ High Cockscomb - Anoplarchus purpurescens q ___ Rock Prickleback – Xiphister mucosus Invertebrates: q ___ Giant Pacific Octopus - Enteroctopus dofleini q ___ Pacific Red Octopus – Octopus rubescens q ___ Stubby Squid – Rossia pacifica q ___ Scarlet Sponge - Acarnus erithacus q ___ Red Sponge – Plocamia karykina q ___ Short Plumose Anemone - Metridium senile q ___ Giant Plumose Anemone – Medridium farcimen q ___ Green Surge Anemone – Anthoplura xanthogrammica q ___ Aggregating Anemone – Anthoplura elegantissima q ___ Burrowing Anemone – Antholura artemisia q ___ Strawberry Anemone - Corynactis californica q ___ Fringed Tube Worm - Dodecaceria fewkesi q ___ Parasol Feather Duster – Demonax medius q ___ Northern Feather Dutster – Eudistylia plumosa q ___ Coonstripe Shrimp – Pandalus danae q ___ Pacific Mole Crab – Emerita analoga q ___ Black-Clawed Crab – Lophopanopeus bellus q ___ Red Rock Crab – Cancer productus q ___ Northern Kelp Crab – Pugettia producta q ___ Thickclaw Poreclain Crab – Pachycheles rudis q ___ Granular Claw Crab – Oedignathus inermis q ___ Flat Porcelain Crab – Petrolisthes cinctipes q ___ Goose-Neck Barnacle – Pollicipes polymerus q ___ Ochre Star – Pisaster ochraceus q ___ Bat Star - Asterina miniata q ___ Blood Star - Henrica leviuscula q ___ Sunflower Star - Pyncnopodia helianthoides q ___ Six Ray Star – Leptasterias spp q ___ Orange Sea Cucumber - Cucumaria miniata q ___ Stalked Tunicate – Styela montereyensis q ___ Hermit Crabs – Pagurus spp q ___ Bay Shrimp – Crangon spp q ___ Green / Purple Shore Crabs – Hempigrapsus spp q ___ Common periwinkle – Littorina littorea q ___ Sitka Shrimp – Heptacarpus sitchensis Link to comment
duoc9119 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 That is an extensive list you got there! When you get the livestock you should post pictures. I think the sculpins are my favorite Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 That is an extensive list you got there! When you get the livestock you should post pictures. I think the sculpins are my favorite Thats just the list of things that are more readily accessible, I have a huge list of all the species I am able to collect. I will for sure post up pics of what I bring home tomorrow If anyone needs picture reference on any of the species listed let me know, I have a lot of photos just sitting on photobucket already. Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 This. is. awesome! can't wait for pics! Are you allowed to collect seaweeds and such too? Link to comment
animalmaster6 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Congrats on getting on Reef Builders! Link to comment
AquaticEngineer Posted March 13, 2012 Author Share Posted March 13, 2012 Congrats on getting on Reef Builders! Wow, that was fast, I didnt even know it was up yet lol Thanks Link to comment
yoshii Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Congrats on getting on Reef Builders! Haha I was just about to say this! Wooo! Link to comment
Micro-Reefs Aquariums Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Hi all, Cold Water Marine Aquatics is awesome! You can finally have the chance to get a piece of an aquatic realm that only other reefers can dream of! Your very own 2 gallon cold water pico with all the trimmings of Micro-Reefs LLC and the aquatic collection from Cold Water Marine Aquatics! Please feel free to browse our site and I will be adding a cold water page exclusively to enhance your knowledge and care of this awesome biotope! Life just got better for everyone! Now you can have both oceans in your home! MG Link to comment
jbowser Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Just one word pops in mind, amazing!!! I just googled most of the names you listed and fish like the grunt sculpin and that lumpsucker are probably the most cute and freakishly looking fishes I've ever seen! I believe Mike has one of your fluffy sculpins? that fish looks really nice too! And who could resist the look of those stubby squids! will you be making caresheets or maybe a few rules of thumb regarding what those critters need? I can imagine that keeping those squids in a small aquarium would be really difficult... Really looking forward to seeing more! Jb Link to comment
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