Amphiprion clarkii – AMPCLA-072492-WILJOY-002

Breeder ID: AMPCLA-072492-WILJOY-002 Date received: 7/24/92 Identification: Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) Geographic origin: Indo-pacific Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Duration male(yr): 2.0 Size male (mm): 114 Duration female (yr): 2.0 Size female (mm): 127 Broodstock notes: refer to AMPCLA- 071292- WILJOY- 001. Follow-up report. Adult diet: Vitamin coated chopped table shrimp (frozen), krill, cuttlefish, Wardley® flakes, VHP®, Formula 1, squid Pre-spawning activity: Cleaning of several spawning sites Time spawning began: 1500 – 1700…

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Amphiprion clarkii – AMPCLA-071292-WILJOY-001

Breeder ID: AMPCLA-071292-WILJOY-001 Date received: 7/12/92 Identification: Amphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) Geographic origin: Indo-pacific Taxonomy:(after I.C.Z.N.) Duration male(yr): 2.0 Size male (mm): 114 Duration female (yr): 2.0 Size female(mm): 127 Broodstock notes: Suspect that a 25% water change on 7/10/92 inspired egg laying. Pair was physically separated 2/92 and re-paired 5/92. First spawn Adult diet: Vitamin coated chopped table shrimp (frozen), krill, cuttlefish, Wardley® flakes, VHP®, Formula One, squid Pre-spawning activity: Cleaning…

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Amphiprion latezonatus AMPLAT-061892-BELSEA-001

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: AMPLAT-061892-BELSEA-001 Date received: 6/18/92 Identification: Amphiprion latezonatus (Waite, 1900) Geographic origin: Lord Howe Island (southwestern Pacific) Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Order Perciformes Superorder Teleostei Family Pomacentridae Genus Amphiprion Species latezonatus (Waite, 1900) Description:…

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Gobiosoma oceanops GOBOCE-061892-BELSEA-001

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: GOBOCE-061892-BELSEA-001 Date received: 6/18/92 Identification: Gobiosoma oceanops (Jordan, 1904) Geographic origin: West Atlantic Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Superorder Teleostei Order Perciformes Suborder Goboidei Family Gobiidae Genus Gobiosoma Subgenus Elacatinus Species Oceanops (Jordan, 1904) Duration male(yr):…

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Amphiprion ocellaris AMPOCE-061092-MUSGAR-001

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: AMPOCE-061092-MUSGAR-001 Date received: 6/10/92 Identification: Amphiprion ocellaris (Cuvier, 1830) Geographic origin: Indo-Pacific Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Order Perciformes Superorder Teleostei Family Pomacentridae Genus Amphiprion Species ocellaris (Cuvier, 1830) Duration male(yr): 1.6 Size male (mm):51…

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Dascyllus aruanus DASARU-022895-SCHTOD-001

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: DASARU-022895-SCHTOD-001 Date received: 2/28/95 Identification: Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Geographic origin: Indo-Pacific   Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Subclass Actinopterygii Infraclass Teleostei Superorder Acanthopterygii Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Pomacentridae Genus Dascyllus Species aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Description: …

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Breeding Coral Fishes in Closed Circuit Systems

Written & Illustrated by Graham F. Cox (Director of Waterlife ReSearch Ltd) originally published by The Aquarist, November, 1977 (some things just haven’t changed that much!) Introduction The following is a brief record of the endeavours of the original Seaquariums Ltd., (1968-1970) and its later daughter-successor company Waterlife Research Ltd. (1970 to date) to breed coralfishes by the more difficult route, i.e. in closed-circuit marine aquaria using continually recirculating synthetic…

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Ethological observations on the blennioid fishes Hypsoblennius hentz (Le Sueur) and Chasmodes saburrae Jordan and Gilbert

by Martin A. Moe, Jr. unpublished paper, spring 1966 reprinted here by permission ABSTRACT Two species of blennioid fishes Hypsoblennius hentz (Le Sueur) and Chasmodes saburrae (Jordan and Gilbert), were contained in aquaria and observed from 10 February 1966 to 31 March 1966. Resting, locomotion, aggressive, defensive, feeding, territorial and spawning behavior were observed and described. Spawning was observed only in H. hentz . Parental care was restricted to egg…

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Centropyge argi CENARG-072493-MCCJIM-003

The Breeder’s Registry© Information contained in this report is taken from submitted observations from aquarist unless noted otherwise (see comments). Information may be reproduced providing the Breeder’s Registry is cited. Breeder ID: CENARG-072493-MCCJIM-003 Date received: 7/24/93  Identification: Centropyge argi (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951) Geographic origin: Atlantic  Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class: Osteichthyes Order Perciformes Superorder Teleostei Family Pomacanthidae Genus Centropyge Species argi (Woods & Kanazawa, 1951) Duration male(yr): 5.0 Size male…

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