When Biota announced that they had successfully bred the Blackcap basslet, Gramma melacara, we were keen to find out more. Larviculture specialist Todd Gardner filled us in with all the details: Can you keep Blackcap basslets in pairs or groups…
Close Encounters With Three Amazing Grammas
People often ask me what my favorite reef fish and they’re often surprised to learn that the common, run of the mill royal gramma is definitely at the top of my list. Fish don’t have to be exotic to be…
Swim bladder lancing video shows simple procedure to correct down-swimming fish
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6RQPQL8MTw[/youtube] We’ve all seen those basslets. anthias and some swallowtail angelfish exhibiting the downward swimming behavior which is a tell-tale symptom that something is wrong with that fish’s swim bladder. It is widely known that it is possible to ‘lance’…
