Australian Scientists at Monsoon Aquatics Breed Scolys!
What’s better than finding an amazing master Scoly? Successfully spawning one! Scientists working at Monsoon Aquatics in the the Bundaberg, Australia facility have successfully produced captive-bred Homophyllia australis!
U.K. Scientists Spawn and Settle Scolys!
Still known to many aquarium hobbyists simply as Scolies or Scolys due to their former placement in the genus Scolymia, the captive-breeding of this highly-prized large polyp stony coral from Australia was once simply a daydream. It’s time to wake up and face a new reality with the first successful captive propagation of Homophyllia australis.
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John says:
The coral from Monsoon was recently wild caught that was was spawning- all they did was film it and collect the spawn. Collecting the spawn doesn’t mean they have bred scolys, it’s the first step in a very long process. Not as impressive as inducing spawning in a tank like the Coral Spawning Lab! That deserves good creditJohn says:
The coral from Monsoon was recently wild caught that was was spawning- all they did was film it and collect the spawn. Collecting the spawn doesn’t mean they have bred scolys, it’s the first step in a very long process. Not as impressive as inducing spawning in a tank like the Coral Spawning Lab! That deserves good creditU.K. Scientists Spawn and Settle Scolys! says:
[…] Editor’s Note – Reported just 6 hours later, Monsoon Aquatics also succeeded in breeding Homophyllia australis thousands of miles away. See more amazing images and even see a spawning video! […]Australian Scientists at Monsoon Aquatics Breed Scolys! says:
[…] Note: No, you’re not reading the same thing twice. Just 6 hours after the Coral Spawning Lab announced their success with breeding Homophyllia australis in the UK, the team at Monsoon Aquatics shared an amazingly similar […]Darrell Hohensee says:
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