Home Bred Saltwater Fish

[griMReefer]

what species of fish are new york reefers actually breeding and rearing generations of in their tanks these days? i'm thinking of getting back into the hobby... If i can find some captive raised species with a track record comparable to saltwater version of guppy or helleri breeding.

thx

neil

 

[crox99]

I know of a guy upstate NY that regularly breeds clownfishes.

 

[crox99]

And he also breeds bangaiis

 

[zahner]

neon gobies are supposed to be easy to breed. mine spawned a few times but I didn't have the set up to raise the fry

 

[griMReefer]

cool. so far i've got bangais and neon gobies on the list, thanks to your input. anything else? if not, that's the only fish my sw tank will have in it.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Most clown fish will breed in captivity

 

[regal]

My GSM clowns breed every month. I know the eggs hatched (by the change in the color of the eggs) but never be able to spot a baby clown in my tank.

 

[crox99]

Dottybacks and seahorses are also bred in captivity.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

Bangaiis would probably be the easiest ones since they are mouth brooders.

 

[griMReefer]

Bangaiis would probably be the easiest ones since they are mouth brooders.

remember got some bangais yearz ago and 1 that wasn't eatin had eggs in the mouth but at the time i didnt have time to separate and breed i guess the babies hatched out and get aten or something

anyway bangais i wonder how many generations of captive breeding till some color/fin mutations pop up like they did for guppies, bettas, etc??

 

[lfsmarineguy]

you can always speed up the mutation process by selective breeding. But then you have no idea what other genes are hitching along with the desired traits. You may end up with Bangaiis that have really long flowing fins and a love for swimming in circles all day.