ReefGen was cofounded by Laura Birenbaum and Justin Credabel to produce premium aquacultured coral, invertebrates, fishes and sharks. The operation is in collaboration with Joe Yaiullo, curator of the Long Island Aquarium, probably best known for his highly respected 12-year-old, 20,000-gallon reef tank. The ReefGen collaboration with Joe Yaiullo means that they offer the majority Read More

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Lipogramma klayi is an amazing deepwater basslet whose deepwater price has kept it out of the mainstream, but Todd Gardner has just reported successful breeding this stunning species. Since Lipogramma klayi has to be careful collected in very deep water in Curacao, the price of Lipogramma klayi has hovered between $1000 and $2000 for the last five Read More

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Earler today, Todd Gardner (the man to first breed Liopropoma basslets) announced a new breeding success at the Long Island Aquarium where two damselfish species were specifically mentioned.  Neoglyphidodon melas, the Bowtie Damsel, was reared from larvae collected in the 20,000 gallon reef. A quick check of the MBI Database revealed a prior succes with Read More

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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 Read More

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Todd Gardner’s breeding efforts at the Long Island Aquarium have had our collective attention for well over a year now.  Late Thursday, Todd officially broke the news of his success raising Liopropoma reef basslets, showing a photograph of a now very sizable captive-bred juvenile Liopropoma Basslet. The species is still up in the air, as Read More

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Around 10.5 months ago, Todd Gardner could see the captive-bred Liopropoma event horizon, only to fall short of metamorphosis at day 46 or so.  Difficulties soon followed, and for most of the summer there wasn’t much to say.  Well, Todd Gardner isn’t giving up, so neither should you.  The video above was shot on September Read More

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Last weekend in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, well over 50 marine fish and invertebrate breeders from the US and Canada came together for the 2nd Annual MBI Breeder’s Workshop.  This one-day conference was held at the Cranbrook Institute of Science situated on the beautiful Cranbrook campus.   This workshop is perhaps the only hobbyist-facing marine ornamental Read More

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Reef Builders is elated to bring you this news – the Liopropoma Event Horizon is within sight!  43 days post hatch!  Check out those INSANE dorsal extensions, the first one like a string of weather balloons providing for buoyancy presumably!   Nothing even comes close to the wild dorsal fin on this fish!  Keep it up Read More

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It’s Friday, July 30th, and the rumors are circulating that C-Quest is releasing captive bred Golden Damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus (thanks to The Ediaz for tipping us off!).  C-Quest customers, check your latest availability lists!  Let me emphasize the “captive-bred” part.  These aren’t tank-reared, collected as juveniles.  No, these are truly spawned in captivity, hatched in Read More

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