In case you don't realize it. Over time our hobby will change. With the environmental and other pressures on the reef and oceans wild capture of fish and corals will eventually cease. If we want the hobby to be around for our children and children's children we need to all work on captive breeding and propagation. The following are the best sites on the net for those who are interested in coral propagation or marine ornamental breeding.
Of course, nothing compares to 120 Gallons, but I'm certainly not impartial.
As for marine ornamentals, there is only one site worth your time. It is http://www.marinebreeder.org. Matt Pedersen who helped found the site, was on episode 13 of our podcast. This site is refreshing. There's no politics, agendas, backstabbing, or put downs. Just a few hundred people who are all working towards better ornamental fish breeding efforts. Everyone from hobbyists to commercial breeders are represented. Check it out.
For inverts, there's a similar site to marinebreeder.org. It is project dibs. Brian Plankis runs the site and they focus on breeding inverts. If this is your area of interest check them out at http://www.projectdibs.com.
One other place to get expert advice is at http://forums.marinedepot.com. There you can participate in forums featuring Eric Borneman, Anthony Calfo, Dr.Frank Marini, Steven Pro, Dr. Ron Shimek, and Kelly Jedlicki. All can provide expert assistance and are quite active on the forums and very willing to help. You've heard Eric and Steven on our podcasts.
So hop to it, get to it, use a spare tank and try to spawn a marine fish or invert and report back to the community your findings, even info about failures is helpful. Let's all work towards saving our hobby for future generations.
