diff --git a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js
index 6d09cb9..e9e9076 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js
+++ b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/route.js
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@ export default Ember.Route.extend({
     }
   },
 
+  setupController: function(controller, model) {
+    controller.set('model', model);
+    controller.set('metaData', this.store.metadataFor('species'));
+  },
+
 });
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/template.hbs b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/template.hbs
index c3b8a05..aa8272e 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/species/edit/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/protected/species/edit/template.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{
   protected/species/species-form
   species=model
+  metaData=metaData
   save="save"
   cancel="cancel"
 }}
diff --git a/app/pods/protected/species/species-form/template.hbs b/app/pods/protected/species/species-form/template.hbs
index 011f62f..2b2ae76 100644
--- a/app/pods/protected/species/species-form/template.hbs
+++ b/app/pods/protected/species/species-form/template.hbs
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
         {{input type="checkbox" checked=species.typeSpecies}} {{if species.typeSpecies 'Yes' 'No'}}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div data-row-span="2">
-      <div data-field-span="2">
+    {{#unless species.isNew}}
+    <div data-row-span="1">
+      <div data-field-span="1">
         <label>Strains</label>
         {{#each species.strains as |strain index|}}
           {{if index ","}}
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@
             {{{strain.strainNameMU}}}
           {{/link-to}}
         {{/each}}
-        {{add-button label="Add Strain" link="protected.strains.new"}}
+        {{add-button label="Add Strain" link="protected.strains.new" canAdd=metaData.canAdd}}
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div data-row-span="2">
-      <div data-field-span="2">
+    {{/unless}}
+
+    <div data-row-span="1">
+      <div data-field-span="1">
         <label>Etymology</label>
         {{text-editor value=species.etymology}}
       </div>