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I completely agree, any aquarium fish being released would potentially have negative effects on the ecosystem. Just like we're seeing with lionfish.I hope these fish never make it into the wild as it will destroy natural ecosystems.
We have developed a realistic method of artificially hybridizing the eggs that I have not seen used anywhere else. For now, we're leaving it a trade secret.Very interesting. Is it a trade secret how you plan to remove unfertilised eggs?
Kinda. The Joculators are in a clients tank that's an hour away, so we haven't found much time to make the trip. The spawns are not easy to collect either. I do plan to collect eggs and try another larval run before summer, so fingers crossed that we get a lot of eggsNot to hijack but did you give up on the joculator project?
We have developed a realistic method of artificially hybridizing the eggs that I have not seen used anywhere else. For now, we're leaving it a trade secret.
We're not ready to share our collection method yet, but eggs that are fertile will begin cell division that is easily visible under the microscope within 30-40 minutes after spawning. The eggs above show no signs of cell division, which indicates they are infertile. This spawn was also observed, and it was very clear the male did not realize she had released eggs, so he never did his part.How do you collect the eggs? And how do you know that they are infertile?
Last night was a successful spawn, but we did not collect anything.
Does observing them under the microscope hurt the eggs?
This would be a great time to run them past a fertile male P. venusta . . . (~_^)
Awesome news, Chad!
We've had a couple nights of good spawns with decent collection and fertility. I've added 200 larvae to one of our tubs to see what we can do. Below is a current pic of the larvae, note they have no food in their stomachs, which is a problem. This morning I've added more copepod naups and algae to hopefully fix this. I'll check the larvae again this evening.
Here's a fun pic of the female multibar. She'll come right up to the glass to check you out before darting back into the rocks.
Completely without self-interest as a patent attorney ( ) I recommend patenting! Trade secret only protects you from someone stealing the method from you; others can develop the exact same thing independently without any repercussion. Do you see yourselves using this method to such an extent that the commercial benefit is substantial enough to keep it under wraps? Of, if you patented and licensed the technology to other breeders supplying the industry, what sort of gain would that bring you?We have developed a realistic method of artificially hybridizing the eggs that I have not seen used anywhere else. For now, we're leaving it a trade secret.