Our Sustainable Marine Aquarium
Fish Reared from Wild Larvae
Capturing fish larvae and rearing them in captivity is a potentially sustainable approach being investigated. This circumvents the high natural mortality of larvae during settlement, does not damage reefs and reduces disease and acclimatization problems.
We have two fish in our aquarium that were collected when they were larval fish from Lizard Island, Australia, and raised in captivity.
Brushtail tang - Zebrasoma scopas
Fast Facts:
- Diet: Filamentous algae
- Grow to 20 cm
- Distribution: Northwest Australia and throughout Southeast Asia
Finelined surgeonfish - Acanthurus grammoptilus
Fast Facts:
- Diet: Algae
- Grow to 30 cm
- Distribution: Indonesia, Phillippines and Northwest Australia including the Great Barrier Reef
Did you know? We raised these fish from wild larvae caught at Lizard Island, Australia.
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