Hypsoblennius hentz HYPHEN-011497-HIGJOE-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: HYPHEN-011497-HIGJOE-001 Date received: 1/14/97 Identification: Hypsoblennius hentz (Lesueur 1825) Geographic origin: Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico; saltmarshes Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Blenniidae Genus: Hypsoblennius Species: hentz (lesueur, 1825) Description:…

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My notes and observations on Raising and Breeding the Banggai Cardinalfish

INTRODUCTION: The Banggai cardinalfish (BC) Pterapogon kauderni (a.k.a. the banner cardinal, black and silver high fin cardinal, and/or outhouse cardinal), is an attractively patterned black and silver cardinalfish. This species was initially collected and described by Gerald Allen in September 1995 [1] , and is primarily found in the mid waters off the remote Banggai island in the Indonesian archipelago. His initial observations were that these fish aggregated in small groups of 2 to 60 animals living among the spines of sea urchins. Allen has proposed that they are nocturnal feeders eating primarily planktonic crustaceans. Like most cardinalfish they have large eyes and reside in the crevices and beneath rock ledges by day, searching the bottom for food at night [2] . While BC attain a length of 2 to 2-1/2 inches Standard Length (SL), most specimens encountered in the tropical fish stores are 1 to 1 1/2″SL[3] .

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Centropyge resplendens CENRES-111596-STIJAM-002

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: CENRES-111596-STIJAM-002 Date received: 11/15/96 Identification: Centropyge resplendens (Lubbock & Sankey, 1975) Geographic origin: Ascension Islands Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Order Perciformes Superorder Teleostei Family Pomacanthidae Genus Centropyge Species resplendens (Lubbock & Sankey, 1975) Duration…

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Centropyge flavissimus CENFLA-111596-STIJAM-002

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:CENFLA-111596-STIJAM-002 Date received: 11/15/96 Identification: Centropyge flavissimus (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831) Geographic origin: Indo-Pacific Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Order Perciformes SuperorderTeleostei Family Pomacanthidae Genus Centropyge Species flavissimus (Cuvier &Valenciennes, 1831) Duration male(yr): 8 Size male (mm):76 Duration female…

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Genicanthus melanospilos GENMEL-082196-BROSTA-002

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: GENMEL-082196-BROSTA-002 Date received: 8/21/96 Identification: Genicanthus melanospilus (Bleeker, 1857 ? ) 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 Chaetodontidae Genus Genicanthus Species…

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Pseudochromis fridmani PSEFRI-080896-MOEMAR-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: PSEFRI-080896-MOEMAR-001 Date received: 8/8/96 Identification: Pseudochromis fridmani (Klausewitz, 1968) Geographic origin: Red Sea Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Osteichthyes Superorder Teleostei Order Perciformes Suborder Percoidei Family Pseudochromidae Genus Pseudochromis Species fridmani (Klausewitz, 1968) Duration (yr): .9 Size (mm):…

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A New Feeding Strategy for Hippocampus sp., and other fishes

The idea for this approach to feeding “slow” feeding fishes came during a visit to a large marine wholesaler in New York. I noticed large bare tanks of Hippocampus species. They were fed in the morning and within a few minutes all of the Artemia was in the filters. If the fish were not shipped in a day or two they would often die from starvation. Lacking a well developed stomach with only a short intestinal tract they have no capacity to store food and must feed continuously (Giwojna, 1994). Systems which have continual filtration make continual feeding difficult to provide so I decided to take home one of these creatures (a female) and see if I could not solve this problem.

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Quantifying Flow Rates in the Reef Aquarium and the Requirement of One Acropora Species

Success with a reef aquarium depends on many factors. It is generally acknowledged that lighting and water movement are two of the more important parameters to consider. Advanced hobbyists can measure light intensity with lux or quantum meters.

The light and quantum measurements can often exceed that of the sun under some of the higher wattage lighting systems. It is only a matter of proper specimen placement to achieve the desired result…, but what of water movement?

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Hippocampus erectus HIPERE-060196-BALPAU-002

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: HIPERE-060196-BALPAU-002 Date received: 6/1/96 Identification: Hippocampus erectus (Perry, 1810-11 ) Geographic origin: Atlantic Taxonomy: (after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Syngnathiformes Family: Syngnathidae Genus: Hippocampus Species: erectus Duration male(yr): 0.4 Size male(mm): 150 Duration female (yr): 0.4 Size female (mm): 150 Broodstock notes: Male…

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Hemiscyllium ocellatum HEMOCE-060196-CREOCE-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: HEMOCE-060196-CREOCE-001 Date received: 6/1/96 Identification: Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788) Geographic origin: South Pacific, Australia, New Guinea  Taxonomy:(after I.C.Z.N.) Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Chondrichthyes Subclass Elasmobranchii Superorder Selachimorpha Order Lamniformes (= Orectolobiformes ?) Suborder Lamnoidei Family Hemiscyllidae Genus…

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