How To Breed Tangs???!

[thetedinator]

Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University has successfully bred Yellow Tangs! This is a game changer in my opinion.

https://www.facebook.com/Oceanic-Institute-of-Hawaii-Pacific-University-522631751248234/

 

[PfenWendt]

There's a thread going on my local club page about captive breed yellow tangs, maybe worth checking it out if your interested http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/showthread.php?60509-Captive-bred-yellow-tangs!

 

[thetedinator]

There's a thread going on my local club page about captive breed yellow tangs, maybe worth checking it out if your interested http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/showthread.php?60509-Captive-bred-yellow-tangs!

Thanks! Good discussion. I want to buy some of the tangs from the second or third batch. If anyone knows who to hook me up with please PM me. I would appreciate it.

 

[thetedinator]

Yellow Tang Video

Yellow Tang Video

Scroll down to see a very cool video of the breakthrough Yellow Tangs.

https://www.facebook.com/Oceanic-Institute-of-Hawaii-Pacific-University-522631751248234/

 

[reefwiser]

I think we are a few years away from breeding tangs in our basement. But hopefully aquaculture facilities will start working on it now. I think the Gem tang would be a great fish to start with due to its high price right now.

 

[Dmorty217]

The Oceanic Institue has been working on breeding yellow tangs now for the past decade and just now were able to get a "few" to live long enough to drop and start acting like fish. I wouldn't hold your breath in having success breeding tangs. After all they are a institution with extremely qualified and smart people working on this and they just now after 10years can claim success

 

[kizanne]

Very awesome!!

 

[thetedinator]

Success continues

Success continues

The Oceanic Institue has been working on breeding yellow tangs now for the past decade and just now were able to get a "few" to live long enough to drop and start acting like fish. I wouldn't hold your breath in having success breeding tangs. After all they are a institution with extremely qualified and smart people working on this and they just now after 10years can claim success

A few is 178 and there are more in the pipeline. Check out this video.

https://www.facebook.com/Oceanic-Institute-of-Hawaii-Pacific-University-522631751248234/

 

[ThRoewer]

The Oceanic Institue has been working on breeding yellow tangs now for the past decade and just now were able to get a "few" to live long enough to drop and start acting like fish. I wouldn't hold your breath in having success breeding tangs. After all they are a institution with extremely qualified and smart people working on this and they just now after 10years can claim success

While I in general agree that it is likely difficult, I do not believe institutions are generally doing better than highly motivated hobbyist.
There are many examples where hobbyist have led the way.
So I wouldn't be discouraged trying.
Also sometimes ignorance is bliss.