Tank bred Butterflies?
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lion_crazz
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I have not heard of any tank bred butterflies. The weirdest I have ever seen were tank bred atlantic blue tangs and tank bred lunar wrasses. Both of those were straight from ORA.
dogstar
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This is from Bob Fenners web site....." Angels are separate sexes, though some (Centropyge, Genicanthus) are protogynic synchronous hermaphrodites (first females turning into functional males). Spawning, either in pairs or in "harems" is environmentally cued by light, temperature, other organism's activities. Gametes released into the water column, result in some planktonic larvae; developing and settling at the whim of currents.
Some species have been tank "bred" utilizing hormonal manipulation. Young have been tank reared for Pomacanthus, Centropyge and Genicanthus species. See Thresher for details."
Some species have been tank "bred" utilizing hormonal manipulation. Young have been tank reared for Pomacanthus, Centropyge and Genicanthus species. See Thresher for details."
jon321
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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
I have not heard of any tank bred butterflies. The weirdest I have ever seen were tank bred atlantic blue tangs and tank bred lunar wrasses. Both of those were straight from ORA.
Is that tank-bred or tank-raised? Tank-bred means they were born in captivity, tank-raised they were captured as very small juvis, aka, the planktonic stage and raised to a sellable size. In the end both mean hardy, adaptable fish, but there is a big difference.
Jon
I have not heard of any tank bred butterflies. The weirdest I have ever seen were tank bred atlantic blue tangs and tank bred lunar wrasses. Both of those were straight from ORA.
Is that tank-bred or tank-raised? Tank-bred means they were born in captivity, tank-raised they were captured as very small juvis, aka, the planktonic stage and raised to a sellable size. In the end both mean hardy, adaptable fish, but there is a big difference.
Jon
lion_crazz
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Yep, I know the difference. Both were 100% tank bred. The lunare wrasses that I got in were the size of neon gobies, and the atlantic blues I had were the size of half dollars.