Aquarium Care Guides
2820 articles- Maldives Anemonefish Breeding GuideBreeding Amphiprion nigripes: protandrous pair formation, the anemonefish demersal spawning pattern, male egg care, and rearing pelagic larv
- Orange Skunk Clownfish Breeding GuideBreeding Amphiprion sandaracinos: protandrous pair formation, the anemonefish demersal spawning pattern, male egg care, and rearing pelagic
- Skunk Clownfish Breeding GuideBreeding Amphiprion akallopisos: protandrous pair formation, the anemonefish demersal spawning pattern, male egg care, and rearing pelagic l
- Sebae Clownfish Breeding GuideBreeding Amphiprion sebae: protandrous pair formation, demersal spawning near the host, male-tended eggs, hatching in 6 to 8 days, and reari
- Bartlett's Anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum) Breeding GuideWhy Bartlett's anthias Pseudanthias bartlettorum is not bred at home: a haremic, plankton-feeding broadcast spawner with tiny pelagic larvae
- Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) Breeding GuideWhy the yellow boxfish Ostracion cubicus is not bred at home: a large haremic spring spawner that releases lethal ostracitoxin under stress,
- Blue Ribbon Eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) Breeding GuideWhy the blue ribbon eel Rhinomuraena quaesita is not bred at home: a protandric hermaphrodite that dies soon after spawning and produces an
- Magnificent Rabbitfish (Siganus magnificus) Breeding GuideWhy the magnificent rabbitfish Siganus magnificus is not bred in home aquariums: a pelagic spawner with planktonic larvae kept only as an al
- Swissguard Basslet (Liopropoma rubre) Breeding GuideWhy breeding the swissguard basslet Liopropoma rubre is an advanced, rarely achieved project: a secretive cave-dweller with scarce data and
- Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus) Breeding GuideWhy breeding the spotted mandarin Synchiropus picturatus is a specialist task: dusk pelagic spawning ascents, minute eggs and copepod-depend
- Matted Filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus) Breeding GuideHow the captive-bred matted filefish Acreichthys tomentosus is bred: pairing, demersal eggs on substrate, and direct-settling larvae with no
- Engineer Goby (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) Breeding GuideHow the captive-bred engineer goby Pholidichthys leucotaenia reproduces: forming a pair, spawning hidden in the burrow, and parental care of
- Black Cap Gramma (Gramma melacara) Breeding GuideHow an advanced keeper breeds the black cap gramma Gramma melacara: forming a pair, the male's cave nest of algae, egg tending and rearing t
- Saddleback Anemonefish (Amphiprion polymnus) Breeding GuideHow to breed the captive-bred saddleback anemonefish Amphiprion polymnus: pairing, demersal eggs near a host anemone, male tending and reari
- Saddleback Clownfish (Amphiprion ephippium) Breeding GuideHow to breed the red saddleback clownfish Amphiprion ephippium: forming a pair, demersal eggs near a host anemone, male tending and rearing
- Cinnamon Clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus) Breeding GuideHow to breed the captive-bred cinnamon clownfish Amphiprion melanopus: forming a pair, demersal egg-laying near a host anemone, male tending
- Foxface Rabbitfish Breeding GuideSiganus vulpinus lays adhesive eggs but has a pelagic larval stage; it is not home-bred, and aquarium specimens are wild-caught. Handle the
- Orbiculate Batfish Breeding GuidePlatax orbicularis is a pelagic spawner that releases buoyant pelagic eggs; it is not home-bred, though it is increasingly farmed commercial
- Rainford's Goby Breeding GuideKoumansetta rainfordi can spawn in captivity: a pair digs a burrow nest and spawns at night; commercial breeders have captive-bred it, thoug
- Yasha Goby Breeding GuideStonogobiops yasha has been captive bred: conditioned pairs spawn in synthetic caves, and larvae settle and metamorphose 35-50 days post hat
- Longhorn Cowfish Breeding GuideLactoria cornuta is a pelagic spawner that forms harems and releases pelagic eggs and larvae at dusk, so it is not bred in home aquaria.
- Valentini Puffer Breeding GuideCanthigaster valentini spawns demersal eggs in algae within a male's harem territory, but its 64-113 day pelagic larval phase makes home rea
- Porcupine Puffer Breeding GuideWhy Diodon holocanthus is not bred in home aquaria: it is a pelagic spawner that releases eggs at the surface, with juveniles staying pelagi
- Talbot's Damselfish Breeding GuideBreeding Chrysiptera talboti: pair formation and the genus Chrysiptera benthic spawning pattern with male-guarded adhesive eggs and a short
- Azure Damselfish Breeding GuideBreeding Chrysiptera hemicyanea: pair formation, benthic adhesive eggs guarded and aerated by the male, and a short larval stage; captive br
- Clark's Clownfish Breeding GuideBreeding Amphiprion clarkii: protandrous pair formation, seasonal lunar-linked spawning, external fertilization, and rearing larvae on rotif
- Pink Skunk Clownfish Breeding GuideBreeding Amphiprion perideraion: pair formation via protandry, demersal spawning without a host, male egg care, and rearing larvae on rotife
- True Percula Clownfish Breeding GuideHow to breed Amphiprion percula: forming a pair, demersal substrate spawning near the host, male egg tending, and rearing larvae on rotifers
- Arc-Eye Hawkfish Breeding GuideWhy the Arc-Eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) is not bred at home: protogynous sex change, harem structure and pelagic spawning with tiny
- Longnose Hawkfish Breeding GuideWhy the Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) is not bred at home: monogamous pelagic pair-spawning, protogynous sex change and tiny plankt
- Volitan Lionfish Breeding GuideWhy the Volitan Lionfish (Pterois miles) is not bred at home: pelagic mucus-bound egg masses and planktonic larvae, the same reproductive ba
- Dwarf Lionfish Breeding GuideWhy the Dwarf Lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) is not routinely bred at home: pelagic egg masses and planktonic larvae, following the re
- Red Lionfish Breeding GuideWhy the Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is not bred in home aquariums: pelagic mucus-bound egg masses of up to 15,000 eggs and a planktonic
- Green Moray Eel Breeding GuideWhy the Green Moray (Gymnothorax funebris) is not bred in home aquariums: broadcast spawning, a long pelagic leptocephalus larval stage and
- Zebra Moray Eel Breeding GuideWhy the Zebra Moray (Gymnomuraena zebra) is not bred in home aquariums: broadcast spawning, a long pelagic leptocephalus larval stage and mi
- Snowflake Moray Eel Breeding GuideWhy the Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) is not bred in home aquariums: broadcast spawning, a long-lived pelagic leptocephalus larval stag
- Diamond Goby Breeding GuideWhat is known about breeding the sand-sifting Diamond Goby (Valenciennea puellaris): monogamous burrow pairs, male-guarded demersal eggs, an
- Royal Dottyback Breeding GuideBreeding the bicolor Royal Dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellorum): cave spawning, a male-guarded egg mass of 1,000+ eggs, and the challenge
- Neon Dottyback Breeding GuideBreeding the captive-bred Neon Dottyback (Pseudochromis aldabraensis): pairing, regular cave spawning, male-guarded egg masses, and roughly
- Orchid Dottyback Breeding GuideHow to breed the captive-bred Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani): pairing, courtship, demersal egg balls guarded by the male, and the
- Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora) Breeding GuideBreeding the purple firefish (Nemateleotris decora): a monogamous, burrow-associated dartfish whose pelagic larvae make home breeding imprac
- Helfrichi Firefish (Nemateleotris helfrichi) Breeding GuideBreeding the Helfrichi firefish (Nemateleotris helfrichi): a deep-reef, monogamous dartfish whose pelagic larvae make home breeding impracti
- Fire Goby (Nemateleotris magnifica) Breeding GuideBreeding the fire goby (Nemateleotris magnifica): a monogamous, burrow-dwelling dartfish whose pelagic larvae make home breeding impractical
- Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) Breeding GuideBreeding the lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis): a protogynous, harem-forming, pelagic-spawning reef fish that is not bred in home
- Lined Seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) Breeding GuideBreeding the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus): male pouch pregnancy, ~20-21 day gestation, large broods, and the challenge of rearing pa
- Dwarf Seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae) Breeding GuideBreeding the dwarf seahorse (Hippocampus zosterae): male pouch pregnancy, courtship, ~10-day gestation, and rearing the independent, benthic
- Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) Breeding GuideBreeding the pyramid butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis): a schooling, pelagic-spawning planktivore with planktonic larvae that is not
- Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) Breeding GuideBreeding the longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus): a monogamous pelagic-spawning reef fish with planktonic larvae that is not bre
- Raccoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) Breeding GuideBreeding the raccoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula): a pelagic-spawning reef fish with a planktonic larval stage that is not bred in home
- Tailspot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) Breeding GuideBreeding the tailspot blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura): demersal nesting in the genus Ecsenius and why raising the planktonic larvae at home is