Puuuuh, so those are some questions to answer, not all very easy to answer too, but whatever, I try my best.



@Barbara

Unfortunately, I don't know Reed Mariculture, neither the company nor the products so I can't say anything whose Rotifer Diet. What I can say is that for example Products from Selco, which I used for the breeding of clownfish, are not or less suitable for the breeding of seahorses. I had with the products of Selco significantly higher mortality rates than now. You can use these products but the success rate is much lower.

REEFLEX Administrator I am now for 5 years. My friend Robert Baur had started it 10 years ago as a hobby project. WikiPedia was not yet online. Therefore we don't like to hear Reeflex is a „Wiki“. Nop .... Wiki is LIKE REEFLEX (LoL), it has evolved over the years into a real encyclopedia. REEFLEX is in 8 languages available. I am responsible for ALL international languages and manage too the English language version for several months (alone). I'll probably have still many, many months to work on the translations. To see which texts I have written, look for my initials (hma), they always come at the end of my texts. There are now several hundred, but there are still several thousand to translate. Last but not least am for the identification of new animals responsible. You see, a lot of work, but we take our time. We want to be thoroughly and accurately as possible.




@D3monic

First of all, your Corythoichthys sp. is also in my eyes a REAL member of the Genus „Corythoichthys“ . Why do I think so I would like to explain hopefully without the attitude to sound schoolmasterly.

There are eleven scientifically described and at least as far as I know twelve have already seen but undescribed species. The Genus „Corythoichthys“ distinguished on the basis of snout length, and head as well as body color. Unfortunately many species of the family is difficult to distinguish. My animals are show (meanwhile I have 4 in the same tank) are also different head and body drawing but all belong to the same species. In addition, there are color variations and local forms. Different types of geographically distant areas are probably closely related species complexes. You see, there are many things that in terms of determination of the species can be confusing. I understand your skepticism, what concerns your animals only too well, but believe me, and those who have done also ascertained, they are Corythoichthys sp. ; I believe your animals belong to the genus Corythoichthys haematopterus (Yellow banded pipefish).


Just as these two here:


OK … I finally get to your question about Aeoliscus strigatus. You're right. There really is very little information on the Internet or aquarium forums around the globe. I also had, like so many and now you too, to find accurate information about breeding and animal behavior. There is virtually no or less information to find. Since I keeping the animals now for some years I could make my own observations. I mention how well all the breeders, a farming diary. Not every day, but the main things about the animals are described as extensive as possible. In this way I even can exclude mistakes in the future.





When not disturbed, Aeoliscus strigatus moved slowly in a head-down position, this is well known. However, little is known about the spawning behavior. What I could find out so far is described in the following:

What you need to know, Aeoliscus strigatus are so-called free-spawners, so they give their spawning NOT off to a substrate but in the free water. For this reason, it is not only useful but extremely important that the animals ALONE at a large aquarium. It should be cared for no other species together with the Aeoliscus strigatus. Why is clear, the breed had not the slightest Chace to develop.

Spawning in the tank took place in the last two hours before dark. Courting males change color and actively interact aggressively with other males. They push against each other while swimming in parallel or they charge their opponents with their erected dorsal spine directed at them. Courtship begins near the bottom. After following and swimming parallel to the female the two fish unite tightly by their caudal peduncle, with their ventral regions in close proximity and rise slowly in the water column. During the ascent, the genital papilla of the female extends repeatedly and contacts the genital region of the male.

At the time, I wonder whether it makes sense, the animals AFTER a successful spawn to catch and put into another aquarium to protect the brood from the parent animals. Perhaps a way the breeding could end up successfully.

I hope all questions were satisfactorily answered.

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Heinz