Aquarium Care Guides
2881 articles- Ostorhinchus cyanosoma Breeding GuideOstorhinchus cyanosoma is a small Indo-Pacific cardinalfish that forms stable male-female pairs and broods its eggs in the male's mouth. Thi
- Apogon compressus Breeding GuideThe ochre-striped cardinalfish Apogon compressus is a paternal mouthbrooder that has been reared in captivity; the male incubates the egg ba
- Apogon margaritophorus Breeding GuideApogon margaritophorus is a small paternal-mouthbrooding cardinalfish that pairs distinctly during courtship; the male incubates the egg bal
- Sphaeramia orbicularis Breeding GuideThe orbiculate cardinalfish Sphaeramia orbicularis is a paternal mouthbrooder: the male incubates up to about 12,000 eggs for roughly 8 days
- Synchiropus circularis Breeding GuideThe circled dragonet Synchiropus circularis is a small western-Pacific dragonet that, in common with its family, spawns by a dusk pair-ascen
- Synchiropus moyeri Breeding GuideMoyer's dragonet Synchiropus moyeri is a western-Pacific copepod feeder living in harems with a dominant male, and like other dragonets it s
- Synchiropus stellatus Breeding GuideThe starry (red scooter) dragonet Synchiropus stellatus is an Indian Ocean copepod feeder that, like its relatives, spawns by a dusk pair-as
- Synchiropus ocellatus Breeding GuideThe scooter dragonet Synchiropus ocellatus is a copepod-feeding dragonet that spawns by a dusk pair-ascent. Home breeding is essentially unr
- Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Breeding GuideThe bridled goby Coryphopterus glaucofraenum is a small Caribbean sand-dwelling reef goby with no documented aquarium reproduction. This gui
- Priolepis nuchifasciata Breeding GuidePriolepis nuchifasciata is a small, cryptic cave-dwelling reef goby often found in pairs. Its captive reproduction is undocumented; this gui
- Discordipinna griessingeri Breeding GuideThe spikefin goby Discordipinna griessingeri is a reclusive sub-2 cm reef goby with no documented captive spawning. This guide summarises it
- Eviota albolineata Breeding GuideEviota albolineata is a Pacific-island dwarfgoby under 3 cm long with no documented aquarium reproduction. This guide outlines its biology a
- Eviota guttata Breeding GuideEviota guttata is a tiny Indo-Pacific dwarfgoby whose reproduction is poorly documented and not reported from home aquaria. This guide cover
- Breeding Trimma okinawae (Orange-Red Pygmy Goby)Trimma okinawae is a tiny Western Pacific pygmy goby and a bidirectional sex changer. It is a benthic spawner, but no validated aquarium lar
- Breeding Trimma cana (Candy-Cane Pygmy Goby)Trimma cana is a tiny Western Pacific pygmy goby living on hard corals of outer reef slopes. As a Trimma, it is a demersal egg-layer, but it
- Breeding Valenciennea sexguttata (Sixspot Sleeper Goby)Valenciennea sexguttata is a monogamous Indo-Pacific sand-sifting goby that lives in burrows under rocks. Pairs spawn demersal eggs in the b
- Breeding Valenciennea helsdingenii (Black-Lined Sleeper Goby)Valenciennea helsdingenii is a monogamous, mound-building sand-sifting goby. Pairs spawn demersal eggs in a burrow; in aquaria eggs hatch ab
- Breeding Valenciennea wardii (Ward's Tiger Goby)Valenciennea wardii is a rare Indo-Pacific sand-sifting goby that occurs in monogamous pairs. Like its relatives it spawns demersal eggs in
- Breeding Valenciennea strigata (Golden Headed Sleeper Goby)Valenciennea strigata is a monogamous sand-sifting sleeper goby that spawns demersal eggs on a burrow ceiling. The male tends the clutch whi
- Breeding Elacatinus evelynae (Sharknose Goby)Elacatinus evelynae, the sharknose goby, is a Caribbean cleaner goby that forms monogamous pairs near coral heads. It spawns demersally in a
- Breeding Elacatinus multifasciatus (Greenbanded Goby)Elacatinus multifasciatus, the greenbanded goby, is a tiny Caribbean benthic spawner and protogynous hermaphrodite. Pairs spawn in sheltered
- Breeding Elacatinus oceanops (Neon Goby)Elacatinus oceanops, the neon goby, is one of the first marine ornamentals mass-cultured in captivity. Pairs lay demersal eggs in a crevice,
- Breeding Gobiodon multilineatus (Multi-lined Coral Goby)Gobiodon multilineatus is an Acropora-associated coral goby with obligate monogamy. The male tends demersal eggs on the host coral, while va
- Breeding Gobiodon axillaris (Yellowlined Coral Goby)Gobiodon axillaris is a red-striped coral goby that perches on Acropora and forms monogamous pairs. The male guards demersal eggs laid on th
- Breeding Gobiodon atrangulatus (Earspot Coral Goby)Gobiodon atrangulatus is an Acropora-dwelling coral goby that forms size-matched monogamous pairs. The male tends demersal eggs on the coral
- Vanderhorstia ambanoro Breeding GuideVanderhorstia ambanoro is an Indo-West Pacific shrimp goby of soft coastal bottoms that shares a burrow with grey or brown Alpheus shrimp. T
- Amblyeleotris steinitzi Breeding GuideAmblyeleotris steinitzi is a widespread Indo-Pacific shrimp goby of lagoon and reef sand that shares a burrow with an alpheid shrimp. This g
- Amblyeleotris yanoi Breeding GuideAmblyeleotris yanoi is a Western Pacific shrimp goby of coastal sand flats that pairs with the red-banded shrimp Alpheus randalli. This guid
- Amblyeleotris wheeleri Breeding GuideAmblyeleotris wheeleri is a widespread Indo-Pacific shrimp goby that pairs with the alpheid Alpheus ochrostriatus in a shared burrow. This g
- Amblyeleotris randalli Breeding GuideAmblyeleotris randalli is a Western Pacific shrimp goby of deeper reef sand that pairs with an alpheid prawn. This guide covers pairing, the
- Amblyeleotris guttata Breeding GuideAmblyeleotris guttata is a Western Pacific shrimp goby that shares a sand burrow with an alpheid shrimp. This guide covers pairing, the symb
- Cryptocentrus albidorsus Breeding GuideCryptocentrus albidorsus is a shallow-water watchman goby of the Western Pacific that shares a burrow with a snapping shrimp. This guide cov
- Cryptocentrus leucostictus Breeding GuideCryptocentrus leucostictus is a Western Pacific watchman goby that shares a sand burrow with an alpheid shrimp. This guide covers pairing, t
- Gobiodon histrio Breeding GuideGobiodon histrio is a coral goby tied to Acropora nasuta, able to change sex in either direction and protected by a skin toxin. This guide c
- Gobiodon citrinus Breeding GuideGobiodon citrinus is a coral-perching goby that clears a patch on Acropora and spawns there under male care. This guide covers its reversibl
- Gobiodon okinawae Breeding GuideGobiodon okinawae is a tiny coral-dwelling goby that lays eggs on Acropora branches under male care. This guide covers its bidirectional sex
- Stonogobiops xanthorhinica Breeding GuideStonogobiops xanthorhinica is a small Western Pacific shrimp goby that shares a sand burrow with an alpheid pistol shrimp. This guide covers
- Filament-Fin Shrimp Goby Breeding Guide (Stonogobiops nematodes)Stonogobiops nematodes is a pistol-shrimp partner goby that lays demersal eggs in its burrow; captive breeding has been achieved in the genu
- Blackspot Cleaner Wrasse Breeding Guide (Labroides pectoralis)Labroides pectoralis is an Indo-Pacific cleaner wrasse with a parasite-based cleaning diet and pelagic spawning; it is not home-bred, and th
- Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse Breeding Guide (Labroides phthirophagus)Labroides phthirophagus is a Hawaiian-endemic cleaner wrasse with a highly specialised parasite diet and pelagic spawning; it is not home-br
- Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse Breeding Guide (Labroides bicolor)Labroides bicolor is an Indo-Pacific cleaner wrasse that lives at cleaning stations and spawns pelagically; it is not home-bred, and this gu
- White-Banded Possum Wrasse Breeding Guide (Wetmorella albofasciata)Wetmorella albofasciata is a tiny, reclusive reef wrasse with minimal documented reproductive biology and no captive breeding records; this
- Pygmy Possum Wrasse Breeding Guide (Wetmorella nigropinnata)Wetmorella nigropinnata is a tiny, secretive cave-dwelling wrasse recorded only as an oviparous pair-spawner with little documented reproduc
- Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse Breeding Guide (Thalassoma duperrey)Thalassoma duperrey is a Hawaiian-endemic reef wrasse with cleaner juveniles and terminal-phase males; it is a pelagic spawner and not home-
- Sunset Wrasse Breeding Guide (Thalassoma lutescens)Thalassoma lutescens is a schooling Indo-Pacific reef wrasse and a pelagic broadcast spawner; it is not home-bred, and this guide documents
- Bluehead Wrasse Breeding Guide (Thalassoma bifasciatum)Thalassoma bifasciatum is the textbook model of wrasse protogyny and lek spawning, with initial- and terminal-phase males; it is not home-br
- Moon Wrasse Breeding Guide (Thalassoma lunare)Thalassoma lunare is a protogynous, pelagic-spawning reef wrasse that changes sex from female to male in about ten days; it is not home-bred
- Bandit Wrasse Breeding Guide (Polylepion russelli)Polylepion russelli is a deep-water North Pacific wrasse recorded only as an oviparous pair-spawner; it is not bred in aquaria, and this gui
- Harlequin Tuskfish Breeding Guide (Choerodon fasciatus)Choerodon fasciatus is a pelagic-spawning Labridae wrasse that forms monogamous home-ranging pairs in the wild and is not reared in home aqu
- Anampses lineatus (Lined Tamarin Wrasse) Breeding GuideAnampses lineatus is a small, deep-dwelling Indian Ocean tamarin wrasse with marked sexual dichromatism. As a labrid it broadcast-spawns pel