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Successfully Breeding Tail Spot Blennies?
5/28/12
Good Day. I have a pair of Tail Spot Blennies which will spawn, with the
male guarding the eggs the female has laid in a barnacle.
Although the pair has produced several batches, we have not seen these
eggs come to fruition.
<Happens>
Do you know of anyone successfully breeding tail spot blennies? Do the
eggs hatch out to a free floating stage?
<Have only read of other's scant accounts. Do use your search tools
(e.g. Google) with the common, scientific (Ecsenius stigmatura) names
and just the genus... with the word/s, reproduction, breeding... Note
that the "real tough part" in the process is the production of food
organisms... need to be doing this ahead of time.>
Thanks,
Brian
<Oh, and please report your observations back to us, others. Bob Fenner>
Successfully Breeding Tail Spot Blennies? Again 6/2/12
Good Day. I have a pair of Tail Spot Blennies which will spawn, with the
male guarding the eggs the female has laid in a barnacle.
Although the pair has produced several batches, we have not seen these
eggs come to fruition.
Do you know of anyone successfully breeding tail spot blennies? Do the
eggs hatch out to a free floating stage?
Thanks,
Brian
<... read here:
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ecsenblenrepro.htm
B>
Breeding blennies 2/13/12
Hello WWM Crew :) My name is Kate. At the urging of my LFS manager, I
have been doing some research, because my blennies have spawned in my
120g reef system. One of the proud parents (dad I believe) was
purchased as a Tribal Blenny, which I have seen listed online
as both Atrosalarias sp and Ecsenius sp. Can you tell me which
is correct?
<I too have seen this fish/species attributed to both genera.
Fishbase.org does not have it in either genus... the head,
dorsal fin (being singular) to me appears more like
Atrosalarias>
The other proud parent is a Bicolor Blenny, which is definitely
Ecsenius, yes?
<Yes; as far as common names go, matching up sometimes w/
scientific>
First, if the Tribal Blenny is Atrosalarias sp, could it
reproduce with a Bicolor Blenny?
<Not as far as I'm aware, no>
If not, then I believe mine to be a Black Combtooth Blenny
(Ecsenius namiyei), which could reproduce with a Bicolor Blenny,
yes?
<I don't know if this is possible either>
Second, is this a rare event?
<Mmm, first time I've read of it>
I read "not recorded in captivity" in regards to
breeding Bicolor Blennies. Third, will this pairing produce a
bunch of "mystery blennies"?
<Don't know what you mean>
The manager of my LFS stopped by my home to observe the fry and
suggested that I find a quality forum to post this information to. I am
quite excited and having a ball observing the goings on in my aquarium.
So, even if it is not a big deal to the world of aquaria, I'm still
thrilled! I have 3 large barnacle clusters where the fry seem to find
plenty of shelter and lots of copepods. They are also found bottom
dwelling and among the rocks. They are at least 3 weeks old, and appear
to be very active and thriving. I don't think it will be possible
to remove the fry to another system, so I'm not sure how many, if
any, will ultimately survive. Other tank inhabitants include: Regal
Tang, Yellow Tang, a mated pair of Ocellaris Clownfish (initially
suspected parents) with Bubble Tip Anemone, Flame Angel, Watchman Goby
and Pistol Shrimp, Scooter Blenny, various members of the clean up
crew, and soft corals. Thank you for your time, Kate.
<Thank you for your report. Please do follow up in time w/ photos of
all.
Bob Fenner>
Re: Breeding blennies, Tribal ID 2/15.12
Hello Bob and WWM Crew, Thanks for responding to my questions. I have
an update and need to clarify one of my earlier questions. So, I
have a Bicolor Blenny whose scientific name is Ecsenius Bicolor. I also
have a fish
that was purchased as a Tribal Blenny, and I'm not really sure of
its scientific name.
<Am glad you've written back. Yesterday I was up visiting
friends in the wholesale trade and spoke w/ Robert at Quality Marine.
They have this fish listed as Ecsenius namiyei>
These two have definitely reproduced in my 120g reef tank.
Can fish of a different genus reproduce?
<Mmm, strictly speaking this is rare... Do consider that species and
genera are human constructs... change-able; and that there are
variations/extents of species distinctness... IT may be that these two
Ecsenius species are "close enough" genetically to
inter-breed>
Is it more likely that I have a Bicolor Blenny and a Black
Combtooth Blenny, since they are both Ecsenius?
I also asked earlier whether the offspring produced will be
"mystery blennies". I have seen some fish labeled as
"mystery blenny",
<Oh! This is most often just a label applied to species unknown... a
dative case for the trade for species no one can easily identify...
sort of like "Miscellaneous">
and am just not sure what that means. As of yet, I have not
photographed the fry, at least not very well. My LFS suggested
siphoning some out into a glass to get pictures, which I may do when
they are a little bigger. Here's the update:
they are at it again, spawning. I now know the "Tribal
Blenny" to be the female, and the Bicolor Blenny to be the
male. I have attached a link to a video (I hope that is OK).
<Certainly>
Can you help me identify the female? I have had some
communication with Fishbase as well. It's quite
exciting! Thanks for your time, and forgive the Coralline Algae
and the Scooter Blenny for interfering with the video, haha. Here is
the link
http://youtu.be/RJf8_CrMMzI
Kate :)
<I cannot sex these fishes externally. BobF>
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