Marine Ornamental Fish & Invert Breeders MOFIB | MarineBreeder.org Community + Information + Marketplace = Innovation    Forum   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups  SmartFeed  Marketplace    Search Marketplace  Marketplace Forum / FAQ   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in   Register  Support MOFIB  The time now is Mon May 12, 2008 10:15 am Marine Ornamental Fish & Invert Breeders Forum Index View unanswered posts  Forum   Topics   Posts   Last Post  Annual MOFIB Breeder's Challenge   2008 Breeder's Challenge The 2008 Breeder's Challenge covers 3 categories. Our Easy Fish -> Bangaii Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kaudernii). Our Hard Fish -> Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus). Our Invertebrate -> Sexy Shrimp (Thor amboinensis). Moderator Clownfish75 19 246 Mon May 12, 2008 8:46 am mpedersen 2007 Breeder's Challenge The 2007 Breeder's Challenge Species was Gramma loreto, the Royal Gramma. The goal is to discover information on pairing, mating, spawning and rearing and share this information with your fellow marine fish and invert breeders! Moderator Clownfish75 23 158 Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:31 am lux_06 GENERAL INFO   NEWS & EVENTS Anything of NEWS to the ornamental marine fish breeding community. Could be news regarding this site, a new species bred (in the later case, please crosspost to the appropriate group-specific forum), whatever is noteworthy - Events too! Moderator spk 114 875 Fri May 09, 2008 4:11 pm spk MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS Please take a moment and introduce yourself to the group...tell us what you're working on, and feel free to provide as much or as little contact info as you'd like! Moderator spk 186 1173 Fri May 09, 2008 7:12 pm KathyL MARKETPLACE FORUM RULES & Discussions regarding the Marine Ornamental Fish and Invertebrate Breeder's Marketplace. Do NOT post ads here, they go IN THE MARINE BREEDER's MARKETPLACE! Moderator Dman 20 105 Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:08 pm Amie SUGGESTIONS What do you like, what do you dislike? What do you want to see that isn't here? Moderator spk 29 123 Sun May 04, 2008 11:00 pm mpedersen The Business of Breeding   Breeding as a Hobbyist The vast majority of marine fish breeders are truly hobbyists, some as small as 2 tanks and a pair of fish. Profitablility is usually not a concern of a hobbyist breeder. This is the place to discuss all small-scale marine fish breeding operations. Moderator David M 62 540 Sun May 11, 2008 5:52 pm aomont Breeding as a Home-Based / Part Time / Micro Hatchery Business Stepping up from a few tanks? Moving beyond a self-sustaining hobby? Here's the place to discuss all aspects of this very BIG step. Marketing, finding buyers, the hurdles you face, all is fair game! Moderators David M, Dman 54 789 Mon May 12, 2008 9:54 am ecoreeftech Breeding as a Mariculture Business / Large Scale Operation A place for the big-boys, the full-timers, those running a large scale production facility or multi-employee operation. Anything discussing the business of large-scale mariculture operations is game here. Moderator BaboonScience 11 193 Wed May 07, 2008 7:06 pm Bandeng Breeding as Research Discussions centered around the "cutting edge" of marine fish breeding are appropriate here - especially with a twist towards commercial R & D or academic institutions (and the problems that people working in these situations need to overcome). Moderator BaboonScience 5 38 Sun May 04, 2008 11:36 am Alessandro falco Wildlife & Culture Law Discuss the legal forces that impact our efforts, ranging from international law (CITES) to National and Local laws. Legislation governs import, export, facility licensing and inspection IN ADDITION to general business law. Moderator DrHsu 5 69 Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:45 am eldouble The Art and Science of Breeding   Hardware A broad and expansive topic - this is the place to discuss breeding setups, filtration, facilities etc. Moderators David M, Dman, BaboonScience 141 1414 Sun May 11, 2008 11:02 pm fishtal Broodstock / Conditioning / Breeding Programs / Genetics / Ethics This is the place to discuss all questions and issues surrounding broodstock including selection, pairing, and conditioning. This forum also covers topics like culling, hybrids, strains, selective breeding, genetic issues etc. Moderators mpedersen, Colby 31 247 Mon May 12, 2008 5:27 am WDLV Parasites, Pathogens & Ailments A forum dedicated for all disease-related discussions. Moderator Dman 52 491 Sun May 11, 2008 12:12 am mrblue Phytoplankton The marine food web begins with Phytoplankton. All issues surrounding phytoplankton cultures should be discussed here! Moderators BaboonScience, Luis A M 36 295 Fri May 09, 2008 8:55 pm Alexandre Zooplankton If it's not phyto, it's zoo! All those little critters that we culture to feed our larvae, from Brine Shrimp and Rotifers to Copepods and those other organisms as yet indetermined - this is the place to talk about them! Moderators BaboonScience, Luis A M, ladygator 74 802 Sun May 11, 2008 10:56 pm chris melb Larviculture A forum for GENERAL discussions centered around larval rearing, ranging from egg collection, incubation and hatching to early-stage rearing (pre-meta). Posts on specific species or groups should be placed in the appropriate group-specific forum. Moderator Luis A M 70 711 Sun May 11, 2008 11:03 am chico_andrade Grow-Out A forum dedicated to GENERAL discussions of juvenile grow out (post-meta). Topics relating to particular species or groups should be placed in the appropriate group-specific forum. Moderator Clownfish75 16 154 Sat May 10, 2008 8:25 pm tanglovers Marine Fish Breeding - Species/Family Specific   -=INFO and HELP! =- Not sure what group your information or questions belong in? Don't quite get how the species/family specific forums should be used? This is the place to get help! Moderator Clownfish75 16 80 Sun Mar 23, 2008 6:37 am acroporas Angelfish - Dwarfs Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds from around the net for Dwarf Angelfish of the genus Centropyge. Moderator aomont 21 490 Sun May 11, 2008 11:45 pm mpedersen Angelfish - Genicanthus Lyretails Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for Angelfish of the genus Genicanthus, unique within the Angelfish famiily for their sexual dichromatism, moderate size, and plankton feeding habits. Moderator aomont 5 29 Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:57 pm robinscp Angelfish - Non Dwarf Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds from around the net for any Angelfish from a genus other than Centropyge or Genicanthus (including Euxiphipops, Holacanthus, Pomacanthus and more...) Moderator aomont 8 43 Sun May 11, 2008 3:18 am spk Anglers & Frogfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds on Anglerfish and Frogfish propagation (including the genera Antennarius & Histrio).     9 61 Mon May 05, 2008 3:40 pm gconcepcion Anthias Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this often kept group of schooling fish, including the popular genus Pseudanthias and many more. Moderator damer 8 126 Fri Mar 21, 2008 3:12 am mikegreen Assessors Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the unique species in the genus Assessor.     5 26 Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:44 pm mrblue Basslets - Grammas Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this diverse group of "Mini Groupers" including popular genera such as Gramma and Lipogramma. Moderator Clownfish75 23 179 Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:48 pm DrHsu Basslets - Pelagic Spawners Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for this group of Mini Groupers, which includes popular species from the genera Liopropoma and Serranus.     3 25 Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:00 am DrHsu Batfish & Spadefish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds on the Batfish, including the popular genus Platax as well as other related groups of fish. Moderator Clownfish75 1 1 Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:22 am MOFIB Blennies - True Blennies & Fang Blennies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds on this DIVERSE group of fish, including Combtooth Blennies (Blenniidae such as the genus Ecsenius) and Fang Blennies (Tribe Nemophini, genera such as Meiacanthus). Moderator BaboonScience 20 154 Sat May 10, 2008 12:15 am Holdencraft 33 Blennies - the "Convict Blenny" Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this single-species family consisting of Pholidichthys leucotaenia, the Convict Worm Goby, Engineer Goby, Convict Blenny etc... Moderator Fishboy42 3 13 Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:05 pm mpedersen Boxfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the Boxfish (family Ostraciidae), including genera such as Lactoria and Ostracion. Moderator Clownfish75 2 9 Tue May 06, 2008 9:53 pm aomont Butterflyfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the family Chaetodontidae, including genera such as Chaetodon, Heniochus and more. Moderator Clownfish75 3 15 Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:34 am vdp Cardinalfish - Pelagic Larvae Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds from around the net for Cardinalfish OTHER than the Bangaii Cardinalfish (the family Apogonidae, including Apogon, Fowleria, Sphaeramia and more). Moderators mpedersen, Clownfish75 16 111 Sun May 04, 2008 5:41 pm tcmfish Cardinalfish - Pterapogon Post your breeding questions, answers, reports for a fish best described as the "saltwater guppy" of Marine Ornamental Breeding - The Bangaii Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kaudernii) and it's close relative P. mirifica. Moderators David M, FMarini 117 908 Mon May 12, 2008 1:35 am Clownfish75 Clownfish / Anemonefish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds from around the net for the MOST PROPAGATED marine ornamental family, the Clownfish (including the genera Amphiprion & Premnas) Moderators David M, KathyL 333 3684 Mon May 12, 2008 10:11 am mpedersen Comets / Marine Bettas / Roundheads Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the Roundheads - species from the genera Calloplesiops, Paraplesiops, Belonepterygion and others. Also see the Assessor forum.     8 58 Tue May 06, 2008 10:58 am The Ediaz Damselfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds from the net for all non-clownfish Pomacentrids, including genera such as Abudefduf, Chromis, Chrysiptera, Dascyllus, Pomacentrus and more... Moderators Clownfish75, Luis A M 16 164 Sun May 11, 2008 6:01 pm aomont Dartfish / Firefish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting find for the family Ptereleotridae, including popular fish such as the Firefish of the genus Nemateleotris, the Rocket Gobies of the genus Ptereleotris, and more. Moderators Clownfish75, MReith 4 48 Mon May 12, 2008 1:26 am KMB Dottybacks / Pseudochromids Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the Dottybacks / Psuedochromids, includings species from the genera Pseudochromis, Pictichromis, Cypho, Ogilbyina and Labracinus.     36 584 Sat May 10, 2008 11:28 pm Luis A M Dottybacks - the Green Wolf Eel Blenny Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this fish that isn't a blenny at all, but more closely related to the Dottybacks, Congrogadus subduscens, aka. the Green Wolf Eel / Eelblenny. Moderator David M 5 27 Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:02 pm mpedersen Dragonettes Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the Dragonettes (Callionymidae). Including the very popular genera Synchiropus (i.e. Mandarins & Scooter Blennies), Dactylopus and more. Moderators mpedersen, MReith 33 436 Fri May 09, 2008 6:50 pm rucnnefish Drums & Croakers Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this group of fish (Sciaenidae family) which includes sportfish such as the "Redfish" as well as ornamentals from the genus Equetus (i.e. the High Hat, Jacknife Fish etc..).     2 5 Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:09 pm mpedersen Eels - Garden Eels Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting information for the Garden Eels, family Congridae. Moderator Poseidon's_reef 1 1 Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:01 pm MOFIB Eels - Moray Eels Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this very popular group of Eels, the Moray Eels (family Muraenidae), including genera such as Echidna, Gymnothorax and others. Moderators Poseidon's_reef, Colby 7 16 Sun May 04, 2008 4:58 pm John D Eels - Other Eels Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for any eel other than the Garden Eels, Moray Eels, "Green Wolf Eel Blennies" etc.. Moderator Poseidon's_reef 1 1 Sun Aug 19, 2007 8:01 pm MOFIB Filefish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and other interesting tidbits for Filefish (family Monacanthidae), including genera such as Oxymonacanthus, Pervagor and others. Moderator Iris 12 213 Fri May 02, 2008 3:29 pm Iris Foxface & Rabbitfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting info for this popular group of aquarium fish including species from the genera Lo and Siganus. Moderator Clownfish75 2 11 Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:24 pm mpedersen Gobies - Cleaners and other Small / Nano Gobies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for the popular genera Coryphopterus, Eviota, Elacatinus, Gobiosoma, Lythrypnus, Priolepis and Trimma. Moderator BaboonScience 32 324 Fri May 09, 2008 8:35 pm Surfzone Gobies - Clown Gobies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for gobies from the Clown Gobies of the genera Gobiodon & Paragobius. Moderator Clownfish75 3 41 Sat May 10, 2008 3:23 pm IreneM Gobies - Hover Gobies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting info for the Hover Gobies of the genus Amblygobius, including popular gobies such as Hector's and Rainford's Gobies. Moderator damer 3 9 Sun Sep 16, 2007 5:57 am Clownfish75 Gobies - Shrimp Gobies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for gobies of the genera Amblyeleotris, Cryptocentrus, Ctenogobiops, Discordipinna, Istigobius, and Stonogobiops. Moderator David M 12 178 Sun May 11, 2008 10:53 pm LobsterOfJustice Gobies - Sleeper / Sand Sifting Gobies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the gobies of the genera Valenciennea and Signogobius. Moderator Clownfish75 10 66 Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:57 pm wayward Gobies - Other Gobies Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and info for any goby from a genus not listed in the 5 forums above! Moderator damer 4 7 Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:42 pm acroporas Groupers Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this group of larger sea basses, both popular as foodfish and ornamentals, including genera such as Cephalopholis, Cromileptes and more.     3 5 Fri May 02, 2008 12:08 pm mpedersen Grunts, Porkfish & Sweetlips Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for fish of the family Haemulidae, including popular genera such as Anisotremus and Plectorhinchus.     1 1 Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:57 am mpedersen Hawkfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for the family Cirrhitidae, including the popular genera Cirrhitichthys, Neocirrhites (Flame Hawkfish), Oxycirrhites (Long-Nosed Hawkfish) and more. Moderator aomont 6 34 Thu May 08, 2008 10:14 pm mpedersen Jawfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the Jawfish Family Opistognathidae, including the genus Opistognathus and others. Moderator mpedersen 17 140 Sun May 04, 2008 6:55 pm Luis A M Lionfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and other interesting info for the Lionfish of the subfamily Pteroinae, including genera such as Pterois, Dendrochirus and others.     3 9 Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:41 am Witt Pipefish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and other info for these relatives of the Seahorses. The pipefish include genera such as Corythoichthys, Doryrhamphus and many others. Moderators Clownfish75, Colby 7 124 Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:28 am erickrm Puffers Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for the family Tetraodontidae, including the subfamily Tetraodontinae (True Puffers), subfamily Canthigastrinae (Sharpnose Puffers)and the family Diodontidae (Porcupines & Burrfishes). Moderator Clownfish75 2 2 Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:47 pm Clownfish75 Rays & Skates Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for Rays & Skates, encompassing many families including Dasyatidae, Myliobatidae, Rhinopteridae, Urolophidae, Torpedinidae, Rhinobatidae, Platyrhinidae, Rajidae and others. Moderators sebae09, krj-1168 2 3 Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:59 pm spk Scorpionfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and info for these relatives of the Lionfish, including popular fish of the genera Rhinopias, Taenianotus and others.     5 48 Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:07 pm gconcepcion Seahorses Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and intersting finds for the Seahorses of the genus Hippocampus. Moderators Colby, Luis A M 20 157 Mon May 12, 2008 6:00 am MReith Sharks Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for fish collectively organized under the Superorder Euselachii, including common aquarium genera such as Chiloscyllium, Hemiscyllium, Heterodontus and many others. Moderators Colby, sebae09, krj-1168 17 48 Sat May 10, 2008 9:09 am Tankrazr Squirrelfish, Soldierfish & Big Eyes Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this group including common genera such as Holocentrus, Myripristis, Pristigenys and more.     1 1 Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:07 am mpedersen Tangs & Surgeonfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and interesting finds for this popular group of fish including genera such as Acanthurus, Ctenochaetus, Naso, Paracanthurus, Zebrasoma and others. Moderator Colby 6 31 Sat Apr 19, 2008 6:43 pm ozadars Triggerfish Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for fish of the family Balistidae, including popular genera such as Balistoides, Melichthys, Odonus, Rhinecanthus, Sufflamen, Xanthichthys and more. Moderator Clownfish75 4 28 Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:35 am flyfisher Wrasses Post your breeding questions, answers, reports and more for all Labridae. Includes popular genera such as Cirrhilabrus, Coris, Halichoeres, Paracheilinus, Pseudocheilinus , Thalassoma and others. Moderators Clownfish75, Kmiec123 9 52 Sat May 10, 2008 9:04 am sanjay ALL OTHER FISH If you don't see it listed in any of the above forums, put it here! Moderators Clownfish75, MReith 2 10 Mon May 12, 2008 4:46 am MReith Marine Invert Breeding - Species/Family Specific   -=INFO and HELP! =- Not sure what group your information or questions belong in? Don't quite get how the species/family specific forums should be used? This is the place to get help! Moderator BaboonScience 6 17 Mon May 05, 2008 6:58 am eldouble Corals, Anemones and Their Relatives - Sexual Reproduction This forum is dedicated to reports of SEXUAL reproduction of corals, anemones and related species. Reports of fragging, and other asexual propigation are not allowed in this forum here and will be moved to the ASEXUAL propagation forum. Moderators BaboonScience, TheCoralShoppe 17 180 Mon May 05, 2008 8:49 am clayton smith Corals, Anemones and Their Relatives - Asexual Propagation This forum has been provided at the request of a few coral farming members here! This forum is dedicated to ASEXUAL propagation methods for coral and anemones. Posts for sales or trade will be removed - please see the marketplace faq for more info. Moderator Spracklcat 8 61 Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:09 pm tcmfish Snails, Nudibranchs & Chitons This forum is dedicated to reports of breeding and rearing of Snails, Slugs, Conchs, etc (Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda) and Chitons (Phylum Mollusca, Class Polyplacophora). If it crawls on a single foot, it belongs here. Moderator BaboonScience 10 62 Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:03 pm blacksnail Clams & Mussels A forum dedicated to the reproduction and growout of Scallops, Clams, Mussels etc. (Phylum Mollusca, Class Pelecypoda). This includes all bivalve molluscs. Moderator BaboonScience 3 13 Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:16 pm aquafarmer Cephalopods This forum includes octopus, squid, cuttlefish and Natulus sp. (Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda). Moderator BaboonScience 4 33 Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:50 pm Greshamh Feather Dusters & Bristleworms This Forum is for the discussion of feather dusters, bristleworms and all other Class Polychaeta worms (Phylum Annelida) Moderator BaboonScience 4 12 Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:26 pm armagedon48 Crustaceans - Mantis Shrimps The home forum for those breeding Order Stomatopoda (mantis shrimps). (Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca) Moderator BaboonScience 2 2 Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:12 am Curtswearing Crustaceans – Penaeid Shrimp This is the forum for breeders of Penaeid shrimp (Order Penaeidea). (Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca). Examples include commercial shrimp, some coral and anemone shrimp, and pelagic shrimp. Moderators BaboonScience, FuEl 10 23 Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:06 am BaboonScience Crustaceans – Boxing Shrimps Interested in breeding Banded Coral Shrimp (AKA Boxing Shrimp, Stenopus sp). (Infraorder Stenopodidea)? Report your information on this Forum. (Subphylum Crustacea, Class Malacostraca) Moderators BaboonScience, FuEl 4 15