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Right now, the type of fish that are most often commercially bred, by far, tend to be Clownfish especially A. ocellaris and A. percula but also the Tomato, Cinnamon, Red Saddleback, and Maroon Clownfish.
In the future, my personal prediction is that we’ll see much more widespread captive breeding of Tangs, some angelfish, basslets, damsels, wrasses, and for larger fish maybe the Marine Betta.
I predict the genus Genicanthus will become a lot more popular among angelfish and become a prime target for captive breeding programs in the future, along with the truly large angels (Holacanthus and Pomacanthus), more widespread Centropyge breeding, maybe even Apolemichthys and Chaetodonpolus.
For Tangs, Yellow Tangs may well become the second most widely bred species of marine fish after the Clowns. The other Zebrasoma tangs may follow the Yellow Tang. After the Zebrasomas the next species to be targeted by captive breeding programs may be Dory (Regal Blue).
For damsels, I predict the Azure and Yellowtail Damsels as well as different kinds of Chromis may become widely available captive bred in the future. Many species though may not be good candidates for captive breeding due to their aggression.
For wrasses I can see the Six-Line, Yellow Coris, Fairy and Flasher Wrasses being the first groups of wrasses to be targeted for captive breeding. Fairy / Flasher Wrasses may well become the fan-tailed guppies of saltwater aquariums in the future.
For basslets, I predict the Royal Gramma will be followed by the Blackcap and Swissguard Basslets, and then the Assessors (all 3 species) will be bred in larger quantities in the future.
As for other fish such as butterflies, I doubt we’ll be able to find them captive bred for a long time. However, among the butterflies, if I had to predict the first species to be captive bred, I would have to bet on the Heniochus spp., maybe even the Copperband, followed by the Raccoon, Auriga, Longnose (F. flavissimus) and Klein’s.
My personal prediction is the next species after Clownfish to attain parity in terms of captive bred numbers would be Z. flavescens by a pretty long mile.
In 10-15 years, captive bred Z. flavescens may become the norm rather than the exception.
Possible: Siganus spp., starting from S. unimaculatus, S. vulpinus, and S. magnificus. Genome extraction would look similar to that for Zebrasoma tangs.
I would love to hear your thoughts on what I feel is a very interesting topic and what is necessary for our hobby.
In the future, my personal prediction is that we’ll see much more widespread captive breeding of Tangs, some angelfish, basslets, damsels, wrasses, and for larger fish maybe the Marine Betta.
I predict the genus Genicanthus will become a lot more popular among angelfish and become a prime target for captive breeding programs in the future, along with the truly large angels (Holacanthus and Pomacanthus), more widespread Centropyge breeding, maybe even Apolemichthys and Chaetodonpolus.
For Tangs, Yellow Tangs may well become the second most widely bred species of marine fish after the Clowns. The other Zebrasoma tangs may follow the Yellow Tang. After the Zebrasomas the next species to be targeted by captive breeding programs may be Dory (Regal Blue).
For damsels, I predict the Azure and Yellowtail Damsels as well as different kinds of Chromis may become widely available captive bred in the future. Many species though may not be good candidates for captive breeding due to their aggression.
For wrasses I can see the Six-Line, Yellow Coris, Fairy and Flasher Wrasses being the first groups of wrasses to be targeted for captive breeding. Fairy / Flasher Wrasses may well become the fan-tailed guppies of saltwater aquariums in the future.
For basslets, I predict the Royal Gramma will be followed by the Blackcap and Swissguard Basslets, and then the Assessors (all 3 species) will be bred in larger quantities in the future.
As for other fish such as butterflies, I doubt we’ll be able to find them captive bred for a long time. However, among the butterflies, if I had to predict the first species to be captive bred, I would have to bet on the Heniochus spp., maybe even the Copperband, followed by the Raccoon, Auriga, Longnose (F. flavissimus) and Klein’s.
My personal prediction is the next species after Clownfish to attain parity in terms of captive bred numbers would be Z. flavescens by a pretty long mile.
In 10-15 years, captive bred Z. flavescens may become the norm rather than the exception.
Possible: Siganus spp., starting from S. unimaculatus, S. vulpinus, and S. magnificus. Genome extraction would look similar to that for Zebrasoma tangs.
I would love to hear your thoughts on what I feel is a very interesting topic and what is necessary for our hobby.