Biota Palau并不陌生,因为首先要俘虏一些热带的热带海洋鱼,而Borbonius Anthias是最新的物种,要添加到目录中。他们的俘虏的繁殖mandarins彻底改变了保留的经验Synchiropus Splendidus在一个家庭水族馆里,现在他们再次与Odontanthias borbonius。
世界上第一个成功俘虏的borbonius anthias的育雏(父母)被收集在帕劳by the California Academy of Science’s own deep diving team. These fish were kept in a special cold and dim aquarium environment to replicate the habitat where they came from.
奇怪的是,这是一种冷却故障,引发了Biota的Borbonius Anthias的产卵,并将其变成了育种者。当它们被保持在相当凉爽的水中时,只有当水温升至近80度时,野生borbonius才开始产卵,这使Biota Palau有机会尝试饲养一些幼虫,他们成功地做到了。
产卵期导致“仅” 80个可行的鸡蛋,我们不知道其中有多少人已升成可销售的尺寸,但Biota计划在本周末推出的新海洋奇数网站上以有限的数量使这些鸡蛋可用。幸福的事故不仅导致了Borbonius Anthias的成功产卵和饲养,而且还可以代表产卵其他深礁鱼类的触发因素。这种胜利代表了第二种Odontanthiasto be captive bred, joining Karen Brittain’s home-grown黄鳍annthiasof successfully captive bred species from this illustrious genus.
Borbonius anthias were a highly sought-after ‘Holy Grail’ species for many years until they finally started becoming available from deepwaters of Indonesia and the Philippines. Due to being sourced from deep water reef habitats, these wild borbonius have a mixed track record in captivity. So now that Biota will be offering 100% captive bred borbonius anthias, reefers will have the option to support a more sustainable source for this charismatic deep reef fish.