Captive-bred Marine Species

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

Here is a list I've compiled from multiple sources all over the internet. There are likely more than are listed here. If you do not see one here that needs to be listed, I'm sure a nice mod would be happy to add it to the list. :)

Clownfish

False Percula Clownfish - Amphiprion ocellaris
Clark's Clownfish - Amphiprion clarkii
Tomato Clownfish - Amphiprion frenatus
Gold-Stripe Maroon Clownfish - Premnas biaculeatus
Cinnamon Clownfish - Amphiprion melanopus
Fire Clownfish - Amphiprion ephippium
Australian Clownfish - Amphiprion rubrocinctus
Orange Skunk Clownfish - Amphiprion sandaracinos
Pink Skunk Clownfish - Amphiprion periderion
Saddleback Clownfish - Amphiprion polymnus
True Percula Clownfish- Amphiprion percula
Sebae Anemonefish- Amphiprion sebae
Twoband Anemonefish- Amphiprion bicinctus
White-tipped Anemonefish- hybrid: Amphiprion sebae x Amphiprion polymnus

Dottybacks

Orchid Dottyback - Pseudochromis fridmani
Striped Dottyback - Pseudochromis sankeyi
Sunrise Dottyback - Pseudochromis flavivertex
Splendid Dottyback - Pseudochromis splendens
Neon Dottyback - Pseudochromis aldabraensis
Diadem Dottyback- Pseudochromis diadema
Lyretail Dottyback- Pseudochromis steenei
Golden Dottyback- Pseudochromis fuscus
Blue-Striped Dottyback- Pseudochromis springeri
Redhead Dottyback- Pseudochromis dilectus
Elongate Dottyback – Pseudochromis elongatus
Bicolor Dottyback – Pseudochromis paccagnellae


Gobies

Neon Goby - Gobiosoma oceanops
Hybrid Cleaner Goby - Gobiosoma oceanops x Gobiosoma randalli
Yellowline Goby - Gobiosoma randalli
Goldline Goby - Gobiosoma louisae
Pink-Speckled Shrimpgoby- Cryptocentrus leptocephalus
Yellow Watchman Goby- Cryptocentrus cinctus
LutherÒ€ℒs Watchman Goby- Cryptocentrus lutheri
Red-Headed Goby- Elacatinus puncticulatus
Sharknose Goby- Gobiosoma evelynae
Yellowline Goby - Elacatinus figaro
Tiger Goby – Elacatinus macrodon
Greenbanded Goby – Gobiosoma multifasciatum

Blennies

Striped Poison-Fang Blenny- Meiacanthus grammistes
Green Canary Blenny- Meiacanthus tongaensis
Disco Blenny- Meiacanthus smithi
Canary Blenny- Meiacanthus oualanensis
Mozambique Fangblenny- Meiacanthus mossambicus
Bundoon Blenny- Meiacanthus bundoon
Forktail Blenny- Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
Blackline fangblenny- Meiacanthus nigrolineatus

Grammas

Royal Gramma- Gramma loreto
Blackcap Basslet- Gramma melacara

Cardinalfish

Banggai Cardinalfish- Pterapogon kauderni
Pajama Cardinalfish- Sphaeramia nematoptera
Blue Streak Cardinal – Zoramia leptacantha

Angelfish

Half Moon Angelfish - Pomacanthus maculosus
Cherub Angel – Centropyge argi
Joculator Angel – Centropyge joculator
Debelius Angel – Centropyge debelius
Bandit Angel – Apolemichthys arcuatus
Multibarred Angel – Paracentropyge multifasciatus
Colins Angel – Centropyge colini
Resplendent Angel – Centropyge resplendens
Japanese Angel – Centropyge interruptus
Multicolor Angel – Centropyge multicolor
Flame Angel – Centropyge loricula
Lemonpeel Angel – Centropyge flavissima
Fisher's Angel – Centropyge fisheri

Comets and Assessors

Yellow Assessor- Assessor flavissimus
Blue Assessor- Assessor macnelli
Marine Betta- Calloplesiops altivelis

Seahorses

Hippocampus abdominalis
Hippocampus barbouri
Hippocampus capensis
Hippocampus erectus
Hippocampus ingens
Hippocampus kuda
Hippocampus procerus
Hippocampus reidi
Hippocampus tuberculatus
Hippocampus whitei
Hippocampus zosterae

Jacks

Pilotfish- Gnathanodon speciosus

Snappers

Emporer snapper- Lutjanus sebae


Batfish


Pinnate Batfish – Platax pinnatus


Dragonets


Blue Mandarin – Synchiropus splendidus
Spotted Mandarin – Synchiropus picturatus

[frefal13]

ILMGB Haven't Gobiodon okinawae, Yellow Clown Gobies, as well as Gobiodon atrangulatus, Green Clown Gobies also been bred in captivity? I know ORA doesn't have them on their website but I have read about people successfully breeding and raising the fry.

Great post BTW, makes it easy for people to see what they can find as captive raised.

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

Gobiodon okinawae nad Gobiodon atrangulatus have both been bred in captivity.

Something to keep in mind is that some of the fish listed above have been bred and raised in captivity, however they have not been bred and raised commercially yet.

[Surfdog]

Are the Seahorses hardier than what you read about? Easier to feed and care for? (next tank maybe) Great list ILGB, Thanks!

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

It's not that seahorses are not hardy, it's that they are difficult to feed. They are still not easy to feed. They still are slow moving too. Captive bred seahorses are easier to feed than wilds though because they are raised on "captive" foods.

[Cliff]

Too bad it's not practical the breed tangs in captivity

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

It's being worked on Cliff, in fact, the same group that bred the Pinnate Batfish are close to breeding P. heptus. :D

[frefal13]

Why are tangs not practical to breed? Because they have such a long larval stage?

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

Yes, they have long larval stages


...and they need lots of room. The average home aquarium doesn't give Tangs enough space for spawning.

[ILuvMyGoldBarb]

There is some really exciting news on the captive breeding front though. The same group that has bred the Pinnate Batfish, and is working on the Blue Hippos, is also working on Emperor Angels (P. imperator) and a number of other difficult-to-breed species. It won't surprise me if one day this group manages to breed Moorish Idols, and if they do, I'll be first in line to buy one. LOL