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Breeding fish: Where would you start?
For many saltwater fish enthusiasts who want to breed fish, they start with clownfish which are a great option. Other fish keepers start with Bangaii cardinalfish, Orchid Dottybacks, Neon Gobies, Fang Blennies, or other similar fishes. For me, I started breeding freshwater fish before I ever ventured into breeding saltwater fish. Even then, I started with a non-reef fish that I was familiar with before moving to clownfish, cardinalfish, and more. The first saltwater fish that I bred in my tanks was a type of killifish that I caught with a net in Tampa Bay – the Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis). Tell us what fish you would like to breed in the thread below!
Photo by @Peace River of a Gulf Killifish egg laid in their personal aquarium on a yarn spawning mop.
Interested in getting started breeding saltwater fish? Here is a link to an R2R article on breeding Banggai cardinalfish:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/breeding-the-banggai-cardinalfish.569/
If you want to explore more about breeding fish and want to try something more than the common species, here is a link to an article from Chad Vossen, an active marine breeder and reef aquarist, about breeding Bellus Angelfish:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/captive-breeding-of-the-bellus-angelfish.464/
For many saltwater fish enthusiasts who want to breed fish, they start with clownfish which are a great option. Other fish keepers start with Bangaii cardinalfish, Orchid Dottybacks, Neon Gobies, Fang Blennies, or other similar fishes. For me, I started breeding freshwater fish before I ever ventured into breeding saltwater fish. Even then, I started with a non-reef fish that I was familiar with before moving to clownfish, cardinalfish, and more. The first saltwater fish that I bred in my tanks was a type of killifish that I caught with a net in Tampa Bay – the Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis). Tell us what fish you would like to breed in the thread below!
Photo by @Peace River of a Gulf Killifish egg laid in their personal aquarium on a yarn spawning mop.
Interested in getting started breeding saltwater fish? Here is a link to an R2R article on breeding Banggai cardinalfish:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/breeding-the-banggai-cardinalfish.569/
If you want to explore more about breeding fish and want to try something more than the common species, here is a link to an article from Chad Vossen, an active marine breeder and reef aquarist, about breeding Bellus Angelfish:
https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/captive-breeding-of-the-bellus-angelfish.464/