Invertebrate Aquaculturing

[RBBT]

I've been doing lots of research but seem to keep getting mixed advice on this topic. I currently have two 20 gallon reef tanks and a 75 gallon fish-only tank. My current interest has been to find any sort of invertebrates that could be successfully cultured in my aquarium. Does anyone have any suggestions from personal experience? I've heard that some cucumbers will reproduce via fission, as well and select breeds of starfish, but I am curious as to what species of inverts are most practical for aquaculturing?

 

[mcarroll]

Start with peppermint shrimp.

Here's the book:
https://a.co/d/0eieTSGq

 

[Stomatopods17]

I think sexy anemone shrimp have been aquacultured successfully as well.

Problem is most invertebrates are cannibalistic during the free floating stage and with such high mortality rates before settling you end up with very unfavorable odds of one settling, assuming all goes well up to that point.

It can be done in a dedicated build but not quite sure of anything reliably in a standard aquarium propagating.

Asterina starfish will propagate to near invasive levels.

 

[Baldyreef]

I second peppermint shrimp, a buddy of mine owns a lfs and has is peppermint shrimp breeding all the time