Stripeys bred in captivity for the first time by Fisheye Aquaculture
JEREMY GAY1 WEEK AGO
Reef Builders has received a report that the “Australian Stripey”, Microcanthus strigatus, has been successfully bred in captivity. Public aquarium professional Steve Bitter shared the news via social media that his friend Jonathan Foster at Fisheye Aquaculture had bred them after Bitter mentioned their potential suitability to him four years ago.
Also known as the Northern Stripey, Microcanthus strigatus occurs in subtropical waters off Japan, Hawaii, and China seas, while its congeners M.joyceae and M.vittatus occur off Eastern and Western Australia respectively (Kuiter). Originally assigned to the butterflyfish genus Chaetodon by Cuvier in 1831, these butterflyfish-looking fish are in fact Basses, belonging to their only family Microcanthidae, but within the order Centrachiformes, which include sweeps, and perches. If Foster’s fish came from Australia, they are more likely to be joyceae or vittatus, but all look similar and can be kept in the same way.
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Reef Builders has received a report that the “Australian Stripey”, Microcanthus strigatus, has been successfully bred in captivity. Public aquarium professional Steve Bitter shared the news via social…
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