EOI: Australian Breeding Challenge

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:22 pm

Thanks for the link scott, but i suspect that info to be incorrect, or should i say it is a regional colour variant, I have heard of plenty of people with a pair though, but no sexing info.

The other species could be rainfords goby.

Christian

lux_06 · Post by **lux_06** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:31 pm

Chris wrote:The other species could be rainfords goby.

Christian

the only thing with pairs of gobys, is pairing them, ive bought a "pair" of twin spots, orange spots, rainfords.... ALL ended up not being a pair at all and the bigger one has smashed the smaller one relentlessly.

Chantelle · Post by **Chantelle** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:58 pm

How about flame hawkfish? Ive seen them sold as pairs before at my LFS. Not sure how to sex them though...

abbott75 · Post by **abbott75** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:08 am

lux_06 wrote:
Chris wrote:The other species could be rainfords goby.

Christian

the only thing with pairs of gobys, is pairing them, ive bought a "pair" of twin spots, orange spots, rainfords.... ALL ended up not being a pair at all and the bigger one has smashed the smaller one relentlessly.

Rainfordi can be kept in groups, can't they?

damer · Post by **damer** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 6:41 am

thanks for all the suggestions,

Chantelle, Flame hawks are probably in the too hard for beginners category. in fact probably up the with grammas. would be good though, mmmm maybe one day.

Paul- your not helping :roflmao:

ill throw in Pictochromis diadem, or diadema dottyback. in Witts book, small ammount of information avaialble. may be a little aggressive for people with a community tank though.

Christian- you mentioned to me once about a coral sea blennie that cairns marine sometimes get. do you know the species name?

other than my suggestion

i think Meicabthus grammistes would be great.

according to Witts book, metamorphosis is around 15-20 days, with BBS at 10 days. sounds very doable.

do we want a poll on species?

lux_06 · Post by **lux_06** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:20 am

its tricky, the ones that are doable are less desirable, the ones that are much harder are far more desireable... lol :roflmao:

poll sounds good to me

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:24 am

Hi Damien

Instead of P. diadema, what about either the local false gramma/bicolour dottyback and or the purple one also.

I think if pairs can be worked out spawning is easy, rearing is fun!!!

The coral sea blenny is Miacanthus reticulatus i think, i had some but they seemed touchy, could be my lousy water though.

Grammistes and reticulatus could be good together, i dont think they will be very different.

Christian

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 7:25 am

I think success far outweighs desirable.

There is nothign worse than killing yourself only to get a late stage larvae and thats it.

Christian

damer · Post by **damer** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:35 am

Chris wrote:
Instead of P. diadema, what about either the local false gramma/bicolour dottyback and or the purple one also.

this was my first pick, but according to Witt, the diadema is not as aggressive as the paccagnellae. the magenta is a challenge to get spawning and to raise.

im leaning towards the srtiped fang blennie, only because of the shorter larvae stage.

damer · Post by **damer** » Sun Jun 14, 2009 2:27 am

ok,

so far i think of the "doable" (in witts book)ones we have-

Meiacanthus grammistes-striped fang blenny

assessor flavissumus- yellow assessors
assessor macneilli blue assessors

pictichromis paccagnellae royal dottyback or pictichromis diademadiadem dottyback

i think the fang blennies could be worth a try

what do others think?