Breeding E. Oceanops (Neon Goby) (1 Viewer)

[Jolleyreefs]

First off i want to say hello to everyone here at M.A.R.S.H.

I received my pair of neon gobies from Sealifeinc.net in early January, and the pair laid eggs Feb. 8th

TANK SPECS
17.4g Mr. Aqua
Koralia nano 425
150W MH w/ 14k pheonix bulb
mixed reef with zoas, rics, favia, and a yellow gorgonia.
S.G. 1.024
SC Skimmer (it works 35% of the time)
all nitrite, trate, amm, read zero.

Anyways I ordered the rotifer kit from reeds mariculture, set up 3 2.5g buckets to split the cultures. The eggs hatched in my larval tank Feb. 15th and are currently 5 days old. I started out with around 80+ fry the first day and the numbers have been slowly dwindling. As of right now i have around 30+ and they all look pretty healthy(responsive, full stomachs, etc.) I will post some pictures later.
MJ

 

[NarnyTheGreat]

SWEET!

Post pictures soon. I have been wanting to get a few of those but have been waiting to set up my 65 gallon sps.

 

[tektite]

Very cool, congrats!

 

[Jolleyreefs]

Fig. 1 The male is on the left and the female is on the right

Fig. 2 The male is guarding the eggs inside his PVC tube. You can see the eggs just to the right of him they are a tad bit darker than the PVC.

Fig. 3 The rotifer cultures and water change buckets running on a three way gang valve.

Fig 4. 5 days post hatch fry. You can see his gut which appears to be full and his caudal peduncle pigment.

I will be posting some more pictures as the fry progress!

 

[Jolleyreefs]

I tried to post some pictures here monday night but for whatever reason they aren't showing up. Anyways forgive me if they eventually show up. But here is one of the more recent pictures i have of the larval gobies

5 day old larvae post hatch

 

[Jolleyreefs]

Well since the last image actually showed up i will post a few more

One day after hatching. Very small about 2-3 mm in length and completely clear except for eyes, caudal peduncle pigment, and swim bladder.

My rotifer cultures on a 3 way gang valve. Fed rotifer diet 2 times a day.

A picture of the proud parents( male on the left, female on the right)

 

[Tnconcept]

Wow good stuff there!

 

[steveb]

Very cool. Do you plan on coming out to the presentation with guest speaker Matt Pedersen this Saturday?

http://www.marsh-reef.org/showthrea...uest-speaker-Matt-Pedersen-!!!!-(Feb-25-2012)

 

[Jolleyreefs]

Thanks guys, and I saw where he was going to be in Houston, but unfortunately I will be unable to attend. Any chance it will be webcast lol. But i have read a lot of his work and check out his site mofib.org pretty regularly. Incredible what all is being bred these days. Anyhow i will post some more pics in a couple of days when i begin adding artemia to the mix. Also, I want to ask if there is any place in the houston area to get captive bred Banggai cardinalfish? I have a pair but they don't seem to get along and i was wondering if there were any other places local that sell them.

 

[merkurmaniac]

I have read about breeding the neon gobies and I thought it would be very cool to try. I like the idea of raising our own players for our reef game, rather than dragging them out of the seas. Best of luck to you. I am following along and wishing yours the best of luck.

Richard

 

[cliner]

Nice work. Hope to see a few of those guys down the road. I have wanting a few, we will see.

 

[merkurmaniac]

How are the neon gobies doing ?

 

[fredG]

update?