Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred!

By on Dec 12, 2011

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Last time we wrote about Todd Gardner’s success being the first to breed and rear a Liopropoma sp. Reef Basslet, the jury was still out on which species he actually had.  Eggs from both L. rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, and L. carmabi, the Candy Basslet, were being collected and worked with.  Well, we have video confirmation, shot by Christopher Paparo, on the first species.

Shot at 101 days old (they’re 112 days today), we see clear proof that Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, has been undeniably reared by Garnder at the Long Island Aquarium.  Now we just wait to see if Todd and his friends release any tiny Candy Bass videos too, and there IS hope!  A few smaller fish have yet to reveal their full juvenile coloration.

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  • http://www.AdvancedAquarist.com Leonard Ho

    Nice.  I won’t lie …. I (and I’m sure everyone else) was hoping Candy Bass, but this is a great start to what will hopefully be CB Liopropomas of all types.

  • Anonymous

    I always liked the looks of this basslet the most, even though they are known to be a little on the mean side compared to some others. Yet another superb job, well done! These are by far my favorite news articles, reading about successful captive breeding. Such a positive step forward for our hobby with each new success.

  • Anonymous

    I never really thought of the Liopropoma as having a “mean side”…are you sure you’re not confusing them with the other “Basslets” – the Pseudochromids?  Even that group has lots of really passive, mellow species (and the mean ones are largely mean only towards each other!)

  • Anonymous

    This is great progress!!!  Does anyone know if there is hope that they can ever be captive bred for the retail market?  I know there was a HUUUGE amount of work that went into these as the larvae have the long streamers that become tangled.  I wonder if it’s a commercially viable business idea.

  • Anonymous

    They are not breeding year round at LI Aquarium and the survival rate is still very slim right now (ibviously since these are the first ones) so it seems unlikely to be a good candidate for large operations at this point.

    I will be at the aquarium this weekend and will hopefully get a peak at them. I was able to see them when the first one settled out, seeing them with color now is even more impressive.

  • Anonymous

    They are not breeding year round at LI Aquarium and the survival rate is still very slim right now (ibviously since these are the first ones) so it seems unlikely to be a good candidate for large operations at this point.

    I will be at the aquarium this weekend and will hopefully get a peak at them. I was able to see them when the first one settled out, seeing them with color now is even more impressive.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_TY62P4IMCIOGM5T3WOGV625FII The Jesus

    EXCELLENT!!!  With 18 years in the hobby (I’ve never had a tank larger than 75 g :(  ) I love the Liopropomas.  I think they are the absolute best fish for smaller reef tanks.  I also was hoping it was Candy Basslets, but I’ve never owned a Candy and I have a pair of Swissguard’s and have had a few more over the years.  

  • Anonymous

    You are correct. I was confusing the splendid pseudo temperament with the swissguard basslet, both are nice looking fish.