“French Grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum) is well suited to commonplace aquaculture techniques. The larvae are large at first feeding and readily accept rotifers as an initial diet. Post metamorphosis growth is rapid with juveniles reaching 2 inches in just under 3…
Captive bred marine bettas becoming more available
“This is going to blow your socks off!!! We have not hundreds, but thousands of Marine Bettas coming soon to a store near you!” That was the announcement today by Sustainable Aquatics VP of Sales & Marketing Chris Turnier. Sustainable Aquatics has…
Proaquatix reveals new captive bred Parioglossus – but what species?
While at MACNA, we had the opportunity to talk fish with Seth Pierce of Proaquatix. Seth hinted that one of the newest developments is the captive breeding and rearing of a small Parioglossus “Goby” that schools. Their problem? No one there knows what…
Bali Aquarich – Contender for first captive-bred Annularis angelfish
A recent spate of captive breeding successes, particularly with the Koran angelfish Pomacanthus semicirculatus, had us wondering what the next captive bred “Big Angel” would be. Based on what we’re seeing from Bali Aquarich (producers of the first captive-bred Pinnatus Batfish), it…
Todd Gardner is breeding success with AlgaGen Copepods & 20,000 Gallons
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…
Using ‘Double Down’ to stimulate spawning of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish
The Lightning Maroon Clownfish has not spawned. While the image above (and video below) shows the Lightning Maroon and her mate tending a nest of eggs on a tile, those are NOT their eggs. This technique has been called by some…
Sustainable Aquatics debuts captive-bred Allardi Clownfish and Molly Miller Blennies
The crew at Sustainable Aquatics has been continuing to push the boundaries of commercial captive breeding with two new introductions made late last week: Allardi clownfish, Amphiprion allardi and the Molly Miller blenny, Scartella cristata. Neither fish is a “species first”, both have…
Bali Aquarich leaks sneak peek of Picasso Sebae Clownfish – updated
Here are five seconds of designer clownfish heaven, showing what is undeniably the first “Picasso-type” stripe variation in the True Sebae Clownfish, Amphiprion sebae. We’ve seen images of “Platinum” Saddleback Clownfish (A. polymnus), and we’ve seen the hybrid of A.…
Rising Tide at it again – captive bred orbic batfish, Platax orbicularis
The Rising Tide model of experimental breeding continues to prove its value, as the team at University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Lab are taking down captive-bred species firsts like it’s going out of style. Images released yesterday depict post metamorphosis…
Sustainable Aquatics offers tank raised little sand Dragonets
I will always have a special affection for dragonets. When I saw a tank-raised dragonet on the Sustainable Aquatics availability list, it caught my attention – I had to ask more. It was not one of the commonly kept species…
