Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog

New Breed of Clownfish Available (and breeding pairs)!

We here at Captive Aquatics have a new breed of clownfish available to our customers: the Gladiator!  This breed of common clown has extra wide stripes - very cool looking.  We also offer breeding pairs of Percula clowfish, common clownfish, tomato clownfish, Cinnamon, and Clarkii clownfish - these are true breeding pairs that have laid eggs before!  Contact us for prices, and we will sell clownfish directly, and ship.

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Matt Wittenrich on Collection & Aquaculture

I worked with marine biologist and notable fish breeder Matt Wittenrich at Microcosm Aquarium Explorer, and today I'd like to post an interview I did with him a few weeks back about the current wild collection practices.  I think it will be an informative interview for hobbyists who don't often get a lot of 'behind-the-scenes' news:

Captive Bred Triggerfish!

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 

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Breed Your Own Fish: Guppies and Bettas

So you've been in the hobby for a few years and have possibly kept every community fish available.  Now what?  Many hobbyist try breeding their own fish.  Breeding aquarium fish is very fun, exciting and interesting.  There are many freshwater fish to try to breed that range from easy to difficult.  I have a short list of these possible fish and their breeding requirements to aide you in your choice.  This is a two part series and will only entail the general setups to start breeding your own fish.