2 gastropod mollusc species
- 7 bivalve mollusc species
- 1 cnidarian species
- 4 fish species
Freshwater species:
- 21 fish species
Although we are not a large facility, we hold broodstock for many of these species, so that when offspring are produced we have small batches which may then be sold to aquarium shop outlets.
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Culture of the True Clown Anemonefish, Amphiprion percula, popularised because of the Disney movie Finding Nemo.
Aquasearch has had active breeding pairs of Amphiprion percula producing eggs since 2003, so we have had a small production of cultured juveniles since this time. There may also be active breeding pairs of Amphiprion melanopus, and Premnas biaculeatus.
Egg nest of Amphiprion percula in a terra cotta pot with Heliofungia sp. tentacles in foreground
Juvenile clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula) 27 days after hatching; schooling around an anemone coral, Heliofungia sp.
Aggregation behaviour of juvenile clown anemonefish seen in 1-tonne culture tanks.
The environmental value of cultured clown anemonefish:
It is interesting when one looks at the word NEMO, popularised in the Disney Movie
Finding Nemo.
If you spell the word backwards, it is OMEN. The Omen is that if we over-exploit wild stocks of marine aquarium fish (such as the
clown anemonefish) without simultaneously promoting the
aquaculture of these species, it means we risk the collapse of aquarium fish stocks and a
general degradation of the marine environment. This
has already happened in many southeast Asian countries. In
Contact us to see if we have clown anemonefish for sale, and we can discuss cost and shipment.
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