Quality Marine announced that they have just been successful in captive breeding Purple Tangs, Zebrasoma xanthurum, in their Los Angeles facility. One of the most highly sought after fish all around the world, the fish are well known for their beautiful contrasting colors and distinctive personalities. This will be welcome news to the hobby. Once thought an impossible mission, we are now successful captive-breeding yellow, blue, and now purple!
I learned about the painfully excruciating process of getting this species of fish to successfully breed from various respected breeders and I know that they would have had tons of obstacles to overcome (and it was probably very costly) to get this first batch to come through. I can predict that it will fetch higher prices at first then as they get the process down to a T and establish a routine, it will come down just like the Yellow Tangs from Biota Aquarium Group in recent years.
Pictures of fellow Zebrosoma sisters, baby and transparent Yellow Tangs from Biota Aqurium Group.
I want to offer huge congratulations to Quality Marine and specifically to Dean Kline and Renee Touse for this monumental success and we look forward to see these babies in our local fish stores and in our home aquariums in the near future!
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