Biota releases captive bred Black Cap Basslets

[Biota_Marine]

Biota is excited to announce the availability of captive bred Black Cap Basslets from Biota North Carolina.

Gramma melecara - The Black Cap Basslet is closely related to the Royal Gramma Basslet, but is less commonly available for home aquariums. This genus is undisputedly one of the most perfect reef tank citizens. These fish are extremely popular because they're not only gorgeous with their bright colors, but they're hardy, robust, and easy even for beginners to keep and feed. Unlike many other small fish, they're not as timid after the acclimation period and tend to spend time in the water column entertaining their humans. They are peaceful toward even the most timid fish like seahorses, but they may be semi-aggressive with other basslets and similar species. They're completely reef safe with ornamental inverts and corals.

Black Cap Basslet

Gramma loreto Feeding on C1, PE Pellet, Hikari Mysis shrimp

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[tautog83]

one of the most underrated reef fish.. awesome to see!

 

[mfinn]

One of my favorite fish.

 

[Budman93]

Great peaceful fish. They mostly hide in a cave but after awhile whenever you walk up to the tank they will swim out in the open hoping to be fed. So you should see yours a lot. (At least in my experience.)

Also I didnt realize how different individuals look. Are these juveniles or do they all just have a wide variety of colors?

 

[Biota_Marine]

Great peaceful fish. They mostly hide in a cave but after awhile whenever you walk up to the tank they will swim out in the open hoping to be fed. So you should see yours a lot. (At least in my experience.)

Also I didnt realize how different individuals look. Are these juveniles or do they all just have a wide variety of colors?

These are juveniles mixed in with some of our royal gramma babies