Coral Beauty Breeding Facility

[VR28man]

Interesting look to see where all the capitve bred coral beauties we see (esp. at Petco) come from.


Thanks, Biota and Reef Builders and @Jake Adams !

 

[Bryson.bobby]

That’s Awesome!

 

[Jesterrace]

Yup, Biota has been breeding them for a while, but the cost and availability can be hit and miss.

 

[VR28man]

Yup, Biota has been breeding them for a while, but the cost and availability can be hit and miss.

that's fair. Since this species has a month long larval stage prior to metamorphosis (in contrast to say A. ocellaris which apparently can metamorphasize in less than a week), getting good yields I'm sure is a trick. Also, it's interesting they gather all the eggs together from several spawnings and hatch them at once, presumably to maximize the number of fish they have per batch.

Either way, both of these things sound a bit tricky, and may make CBs less reliable captive breeders than clownfish.