Yeah…we’ve know about this one for a year, and yes, they kept it on the down-low from the general public. Casually mentioned within ORA’ s announcement of the first captive-breeding of Priolepsis cincta, is the “oh by the way” recognition of…
ORA cracks into breeding the Priolepis Goby genus
Hobbyist aquarium breeders have been tinkering with gobies of the genus Priolepis for at least a decade now, and based on my own personal experience with P. hipoliti (the Rusty Goby), they are downright challenging to keep alive past 24…
Bali Aquarich Shows Off Batavianus Zebra Batfish, Captive-Bred
Get ready for a big tank! Personally, I’ve never seen Platax batavianus, often called the Zebra Batfish, offered for sale before, but that will likely change. Bali Aquarich has just announced their success with breeding and rearing this striking species. Given…
ORA Debuts Latest Captive-Bred Cardinalfish to Mixed Reviews
If anyone had a clue what it takes to knock down species first after species first, I think we’d be showing ORA a little more appreciation for ticking another “boring” and “dull” captive-bred fish species first off the list this…
First video of the Peacekeeper Maroon Clownfish
The Peacekeeper maroon clownfish took the world by storm when it was revealed a few weeks ago, and as you might expect we now have the follow-up video to back up this fish’s awesomeness and authenticity. First bred and reared…
Reef Builders Prediction – Captive Bred Butterflyfish by the end of 2014!
It has been a long time coming, but just as we see aquaculturists banging hard on the door, demanding to be let in on the secrets of captive-bred Tangs, so too we see the captive-breeding barrier being approached from every…
Fisheye Aquaculture Introduces First Captive-Bred Smallmouth Grunts
It started with “Grunt Breeding 101” by Rising Tide and Dr. Wittenrich in 2012, who demonstrated how the smaller schooling species of Haemulon species. The techiniques used were adopted by Fisheye Aquaculture, who quickly announced their introduction of captive-bred French…
Yellow tang ‘Breeding Barrier’ is under attack
It has been well over a decade since Yellow Tang breeding research began at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii (OI), with many folks along the way making progress on tang breeding in general. When it comes to Yellow Tangs, the…
Peace Keeper Maroon Clownfish is a stunning new strain of Premnas
The Peace Keeper Maroon Clownfish is an exciting new strain of Premnas biaculeatus from Captive-Bred, an ornamental fish breeding company based in Israel. Following in the footsteps of the Lightning, Goldflake and Gold Nugget maroon clownfishes, the Peace Keeper Maroon is…
Sea & Reef Brings Back C-Quest Wide Bar Gladiator Ocellaris Clownfish
With the loss of C-Quest hatcheries, many of their signature designer clownfish lines went through a period of relatively scarcity, but the Wide Bar Gladiator Ocellaris Clownfish was perhaps the most overlooked and forgotten form out of the C-Quest lines. This…
