Tunicates

[EricJones9447]

Does anyone know where to buy tunicates in Canada and also how to reproduce them and if so how long does it take to reproduce them.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I've never seen them for sale, usually just come on LR as hitchhikers. Might want to give TBS a call or email and see if you can get some from them.

http://www.tbsaltwater.com/

 

[Dmorty217]

i've never seen them for sale, usually just come on lr as hitchhikers. Might want to give tbs a call or email and see if you can get some from them.

http://www.tbsaltwater.com/

+1

 

[Bent]

Blue zoo sells some tunicates under other inverts. I know jack about the species they have though.

 

[EricJones9447]

Thanks
I'll try TBS

 

[cloak]

Check this out.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+1695+1696&pcatid=1696

I'm not sure what LA shipping policy is though.

 

[Quiet_Ivy]

Does anyone know where to buy tunicates in Canada and also how to reproduce them and if so how long does it take to reproduce them.

J&L has them periodically-check their (freaking awful new) website. They don't have everything up yet so email them.

They don't ship well, and don't survive well in regular tanks being hard-core filter feeders. Some are photosynthetic so you might get lucky but I would assume you'll be spot feeding daily and running similar to a non-photosynthetic coral tank.

I don't know of anyone anywhere who's breeding them, so if you manage it you'll make a killing. Some of them have direct reproduction internally, a lot of them do broadcast spawning with planktonic larva. It depends.

hth
ivy (did a couple papers on tunicates..if I ever set up that NPS tank I'ma try them)