Swissguard basslets!

[keywestcoralboy]

My mated pair of swissguards looks like its going to be having its first clutch in captivity. I am going to try and save some of the viable offspring. I have setup a 36 rimless with no filter, now I just need to breed some baby fish food I think. Once I catch the baby SGB are there any critical steps that must be observed?. I only have had success with feeder fish breeding but I use the same process minus the brine shrimp. If you help me out and it is a success I'll give you a SGB

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Eggs are small and extremely fragile.
Todd Gardner of Atlantis has just gotten some to settle out and that took 2 yrs.
Good luck.

 

[keywestcoralboy]

The 36 is the same water as the 65. I hope the seamless peramiter change will help but im not certain of the outcome. Of coarse there is a very low expectation of success here but just watching juvenile SGB go down the overflows is lame. I also am not going to deal with the eggs but want to just catch some juveniles as they swim around there first few days, like people do with the clowns.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Good luck with that - there is a larval stage first.

 

[keywestcoralboy]

How long would you expect the larval stage to last for basslets? I could shut off the return pump for upwards of a week I guess to allow for a more stable specimens to transfer. It's really just a curiosity for me I'm not a pro. I just don't see a reason not to try. They are going to produce offspring and they will all die if I don't try so why not try to save at least 1/1000 they are 150 bucks + if you don't catch them.

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Babies

Babies

Read this:
http://www.reefs.com/blog/2011/11/1...he-reef-basslets-at-the-long-island-aquarium/

 

[keywestcoralboy]

Thank you that's a great article. One of he's contributors is a friend of mine. I will ask him what he knows on the subject but I see the problem now. It looks like it will be harder than the clowns.