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

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.

 
 

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

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

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

adorable little guy!

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.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

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.

Full of win! Thats awesome, good for him.

That is so freaking cool. What a great video!

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

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

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

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

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.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

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

Thanks for posting, great read!!! 

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

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

I saw that, too!

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

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

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]