Andy Rhyne, assistant biology professor at the Roger Williams University in Rhode Island used eggs collected from Queen Triggers at the New England Aquarium in Boston, and copepod cultures from Erik Stenn to succesfully rear four Queen Triggerfish to sub-adulthood, and all four are now feeding on dry food.
This is excellent news for those active in ornamental aquatics aquaculture, and their techniques could someday provide a home-grown source of triggerfish to the hobby! Although there are two sides to the aquaculture coin (the benefit of wild caught fish provide a source of income for native peoples and sometimes an incentive to protect native reef habitats) rising fuel prices and increased legislation may put pressures on our hobby that aquaculture could help mitigate.
Image credit: D.L. Ryan
Image credit: D.L. Ryan
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