Captive-Bred Oman Clownfish Available Soon
The recent, brief exportation of the Oman Clownfish, Amphiprion omanensis, paved the way for one of the elusive, increasingly rare opportunities to breed a clownfish species for the first time. This week, Tom Verhoeven at De Jong Marinelife in Spijk, Gelderland, Netherlands, has claimed victory in this exclusive race.
Captive-Bred White Damselfish Debuts at Biota
No one could have predicted this latest captive-breeding first, particularly since the White Damselfish, Dischistodus perspicillatus, isn’t even generally in the aquarium trade anyway! In fact, it is even a genus-level first for marine fish aquaculture and breeding success!
Long Overdue: Captive-Bred Lawnmower Blennies!
They’re so commonplace that one might have assumed that it had already been done, but we had to wait until 2023 for someone to successfully breed the Lawnmower Blenny, Salarias fasicatus, and actually publish the news! You can get them directly from The Biota Group!
Biota Breeds Neopomacentrus azysron
Damsels from the genus Neopomacentrus are perhaps a bit underrated, and the announcement of captive-breed offerings from Biota gives us another opportunity to talk about these Lyretail Damselfishes.
Matt Pedersen says:
Some addtional updates: Bocas Mariculture reports the successful cultivation of Serranus flaviventris, which didn't make it onto the list, and two accomplishments initially attributed to Bocas were in fact reported by Till Deuss from earlier when he was working with Biota Palau, so these have been attributed to the Biota Group with date information.Matt Pedersen says:
It's been brought to my attention that we overlooked the first breeding of Corythoichthys conspicillatus by Pholium Mariculture in the UK, which occurred in 2022. And thus, the first addition to the next list is already known!CORAL Magazine’s Captive-Bred Marine Fish Species List for says:
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