Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred!

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (EasterEggs)

Wed, 30 May 2012 20:39:03 GMT

I would be interested in purchasing a copy of the signed larvae photo if that would be possible. It's a pretty cool photo.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Umm_fish?)

Wed, 30 May 2012 14:23:31 GMT

I saw that, too!

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Fishtal)

Tue, 29 May 2012 22:07:40 GMT

First CB Swissguards hit the market! http://www.reefs.com/blog/2012/05/29/first-captive-bred-liopropoma-hit-the-trade/

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (EasterEggs)

Mon, 07 May 2012 19:18:49 GMT

Thanks for posting, great read!!!

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (AGardner)

Mon, 07 May 2012 12:50:22 GMT

Staying true to my word, here is the long awaited detailed account of Todd's Liopropoma success: http://www.reefsmagazine.com/ Enjoy!!

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Fishtal)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:35:32 GMT

Originally Posted by AGardner

He is writing an article with all the juicy details for Reefs magazine, if should hit when they put out their next issue. I'm not sure when that will be, but I'll make sure a link is posted here.

Thanks Ashleigh! We are all looking forward to it.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (AGardner)

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:04:36 GMT

He is writing an article with all the juicy details for Reefs magazine, if should hit when they put out their next issue. I'm not sure when that will be, but I'll make sure a link is posted here.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Fishtal)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:57:33 GMT

I assume he will eventually but I can't say when that will be.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (matt1001)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:16:54 GMT

does anyone know if/where he is likely to document publish his technique, finding failures etc.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Umm_fish?)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:02:09 GMT

That is so freaking cool. What a great video!

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Arc Katana)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:33:16 GMT

Full of win! Thats awesome, good for him.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (EasterEggs)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:27:58 GMT

Originally Posted by Fishtal

Todd has both species in the same tank so he's not sure what the offspring would be.

Yes, I'm aware. I was just thinking that one specie would possibly be easier to raise than the other so would be possible that he is only successful with one specie at this point. It is possible that his carmabi are part of the ones that are being lost earlier on.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Fishtal)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:52:00 GMT

Originally Posted by EasterEggs

Ohhh, the Carmabi is still yet to be confirmed! I had a feeling the surviving juvies would be one specie rather than both, or maybe just the settling times are different for each specie. Still...more anticipation!

Todd has both species in the same tank so he's not sure what the offspring would be.

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (EasterEggs)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:27:59 GMT

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (KathyL)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:37:11 GMT

adorable little guy!

Re:Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (rgrking)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:33:13 GMT

great news!!!!

Perhaps it will help the rest of us doing this at home. Really good news!

Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred! (Fishtal)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:12:56 GMT

Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred!

Posted on December 12th, 2011 by Matt Pedersen 3 Comments

Last time we wrote about Todd Gardner’s success being the first to breed and rear
a Liopropoma sp. Reef Basslet, the jury was still out on which species he actually had. Eggs from both L. rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, and L. carmabi, the Candy Basslet, were being collected and worked with. Well, we have video confirmation, shot by Christopher Paparo, on the first species.
Shot at 101 days old (they’re 112 days today), we see clear proof that Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, has been undeniably reared by Garnder at the Long Island Aquarium. Now we just wait to see if Todd and his friends release any tiny Candy Bass videos too, and there IS hope! A few smaller fish have yet to reveal their full juvenile coloration.