Breeding Wrasses, anyone do it? Here's my female holding eggs.

[CFC_Surge]

She's been fat for a week.

 

[Duke4Life]

@eatbreakfast @evolved these 2 would know if anyone does. My guess is that the chances of survival are very slim.

 

[ReefFrenzy]

Last time I heard about captive bred wrasses was at the Tropical Aquaculture Lab in Florida last year: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/m...ny-guess-what-the-broodstock-were-fed.197914/

 

[zoomonster]

Yeah problem is in a tank with other fish the eggs are probably just fish food with all other things like actually hatching and surviving aside.

 

[evolved]

Well, first regarding your fish, most likely it's either fat due to simply being well fed or it may have an internal blockage. The eggs in Labroides are generally quite small and don't really make the fish have an overly gravid appearance.

As for wrasses being captive bread in general, it's not exactly simple being pelagic spawners. As Larry linked above, the melanurus is the only species which has been done successfully with the intent. Bali Aquarich has also had cleaner wrasses spawn/settle/grow in their ponds, but that's not exactly the same thing for a fair comparison.

I know of a few other species of wrasses which are being worked on right now (nothing all that exciting - it's more of a learning how exercise). However, at a hobbyist level there isn't anything.

 

[CFC_Surge]

Right on guys. I have also noticed my supermale Rosy Scale flashing at her a lot recently. I'm sure the chances of anything surviving are non existent, but I figured Id post up anyways.
Thanks for the replies.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Well, first regarding your fish, most likely it's either fat due to simply being well fed or it may have an internal blockage. The eggs in Labroides are generally quite small and don't really make the fish have an overly gravid appearance.

As for wrasses being captive bread in general, it's not exactly simple being pelagic spawners. As Larry linked above, the melanurus is the only species which has been done successfully with the intent. Bali Aquarich has also had cleaner wrasses spawn/settle/grow in their ponds, but that's not exactly the same thing for a fair comparison.

I know of a few other species of wrasses which are being worked on right now (nothing all that exciting - it's more of a learning how exercise). However, at a hobbyist level there isn't anything.

^This about all I know on the subject as well.