- Location
- Queens, NY
Looking for some interesting activity to put in my tank. Can we all list a few fish that have bred? Not to raise, but just to watch mating/nesting behavior, and to add some zooplankton to the water, to feed the corals and such. Also state how difficult it was to do, and how many fish did you have for this to happen. I can't wait to hear your experiences. I'll start!
Neopomacentrus bankieri or cyanomos regal or scissor tail damsel (the yellow tail ones)
Easy, they did it themselves, just have 7 as dither fish, and one dug a small pit in the sand, under a rock to lay eggs on the ceiling. Never saw any fry.
Scartella cristata Molly Miller blenny
Easy, they just needed a 2 inch length, 1" diameter PVC pipe sticking vertically in the sand, started with 3, 2 paired up, move the extra out. Never saw any fry.
Pterapogon kauderni Bangai cardinal
Hard, stated with 8 to12, had to wait for a pair to form, at which point the others were all herded to the corner of the tank. Once the pair was identified, moved them to the refugium, fed them frozen cut shrimp and then they were easy to breed. Sold the surplus adults, since I could only hold 1 pair.
The male grew weak after months of mouth brooding and died. The female continued to be healthy. Fry raised successfully.
Neopomacentrus bankieri or cyanomos regal or scissor tail damsel (the yellow tail ones)
Easy, they did it themselves, just have 7 as dither fish, and one dug a small pit in the sand, under a rock to lay eggs on the ceiling. Never saw any fry.
Scartella cristata Molly Miller blenny
Easy, they just needed a 2 inch length, 1" diameter PVC pipe sticking vertically in the sand, started with 3, 2 paired up, move the extra out. Never saw any fry.
Pterapogon kauderni Bangai cardinal
Hard, stated with 8 to12, had to wait for a pair to form, at which point the others were all herded to the corner of the tank. Once the pair was identified, moved them to the refugium, fed them frozen cut shrimp and then they were easy to breed. Sold the surplus adults, since I could only hold 1 pair.
The male grew weak after months of mouth brooding and died. The female continued to be healthy. Fry raised successfully.