New with questions

Jessica07 · 03/28/2007, 10:03 PM

Hello all,

My name is Jessica, and I'm new here. I've had freshwater tanks for years, but now I'm beginning to develop plans for a marine reef tank.

I am very interested getting captive-bred stock. I noticed that those are mostly the clownfish. And I was wondering what other captive-bred critters are available.
(As a side note, there really isn't a good supplier locally, so I'm mostly looking online).

Thanks,
Jessica

Nano Chris · 03/28/2007, 10:30 PM

To Reef Central
Some sites such as http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...fm?pCatId=1500
Have a section that allows you to buy captive bread fish, there are others that also have them, you may have to email them to see if they have others.

sir_dudeguy · 03/28/2007, 10:54 PM

havent looked at the link that criminal posted, but i think that one commonly (or easily i should say) bred fish is the bangaii cardinal. I hear people say that they're pretty easy to breed, so i'd think there are plenty of captive bred ones available.

cragganmore · 03/29/2007, 01:20 AM

Hi Jessica. Welcome!

What size tank are you thinking of setting up?

A couple of interesting tank-bred fish that come to mind are the Blue neon goby (Gobiosoma oceanops) and the Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons). Hopefully someone more experienced will know some other ones.

cplklegg · 03/29/2007, 04:46 AM

Welcome Jessica and good luck with your tank. Read all you can and ask questions.

Jessica07 · 03/29/2007, 04:07 PM

Thanks for the welcomes.

liveaquaria.com was one of the sites I was looking at. I've had good experiences with Drs. Foster and Smith (the company that owns live aquaria).

Is it completly out of the question to find captive-bred echinoderms?

frederickk · 03/29/2007, 04:27 PM

Are you planning to go with a reef or only fish only?

Jessica07 · 03/29/2007, 05:29 PM

I'd prefer reef.

03/28/2007, 10:03 PM	#1
Jessica07 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3	New with questions Hello all, My name is Jessica, and I'm new here. I've had freshwater tanks for years, but now I'm beginning to develop plans for a marine reef tank. I am very interested getting captive-bred stock. I noticed that those are mostly the clownfish. And I was wondering what other captive-bred critters are available. (As a side note, there really isn't a good supplier locally, so I'm mostly looking online). Thanks, Jessica

03/28/2007, 10:30 PM	#2
Nano Chris Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 2,758	*To Reef Central* Some sites such as http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...fm?pCatId=1500 Have a section that allows you to buy captive bread fish, there are others that also have them, you may have to email them to see if they have others. __________________ Chris ------- 34 Gallon Red Sea Max 130! Setup (Just got back into the hobby) Current Tank Info: 34 Gallon RedSeaMax!

03/28/2007, 10:54 PM	#3
sir_dudeguy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 10,841	havent looked at the link that criminal posted, but i think that one commonly (or easily i should say) bred fish is the bangaii cardinal. I hear people say that they're pretty easy to breed, so i'd think there are plenty of captive bred ones available. __________________ TAKE...LUCK!!!

03/29/2007, 04:46 AM	#5
cplklegg Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceania, or is it Eastasia? Posts: 169	Welcome Jessica and good luck with your tank. Read all you can and ask questions. __________________ "My religion is love" Dalai Lama Namaste Current Tank Info: 20g all-invert reef with Yuma and Florida rics;Xenia;Caulastrea,Fungia;Pacific skunk cleaner;Serpent star,Black Brittle star;Trochus,Cerith,Euplica,Nassarius,and Stomatella snails;Neomeris and Chaetomorpha;bristleworms,spaghetti worms,featherdusters.

03/29/2007, 01:20 AM	#4
cragganmore Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 17	Hi Jessica. Welcome! What size tank are you thinking of setting up? A couple of interesting tank-bred fish that come to mind are the Blue neon goby (Gobiosoma oceanops) and the Yellow-headed jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons). Hopefully someone more experienced will know some other ones.

03/29/2007, 04:07 PM	#6
Jessica07 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3	Thanks for the welcomes. liveaquaria.com was one of the sites I was looking at. I've had good experiences with Drs. Foster and Smith (the company that owns live aquaria). Is it completly out of the question to find captive-bred echinoderms?

03/29/2007, 04:27 PM	#7
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Are you planning to go with a reef or only fish only?

03/29/2007, 05:29 PM	#8
Jessica07 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 3	I'd prefer reef.