Post by global on Nov 26, 2019 13:57:35 GMT
The royal gramma is one of our all-time favorite reef fish and it is one of the most common reef fish in the saltwater aquarium hobby. The royal gramma is found throughout the greater Caribbean but to the south lives a sibling species calle dhte brazil royal gramma, Gramma brasiliensis.
This species was once fairly common in the hobby as well, being larger, with a much bigger mouth, and a more muted coloration that is more orange than yellow in the posterior of the body. However regulations in Brazil have prevented the export of this and other endemic marine fish but it hasn’t stopped researchers from studying the interesting and complex spawning behavior of Gramma brasiliensis
What is fascinating about the Grammas including the Brazil royal gramma is the habit of males building small nests within holes for the pair to spawn in. The Brazil royal gramma uses bits of algae and reef detritus to build a complicated nest that is very similar to what we usually expect to see in birds.
This species was once fairly common in the hobby as well, being larger, with a much bigger mouth, and a more muted coloration that is more orange than yellow in the posterior of the body. However regulations in Brazil have prevented the export of this and other endemic marine fish but it hasn’t stopped researchers from studying the interesting and complex spawning behavior of Gramma brasiliensis
What is fascinating about the Grammas including the Brazil royal gramma is the habit of males building small nests within holes for the pair to spawn in. The Brazil royal gramma uses bits of algae and reef detritus to build a complicated nest that is very similar to what we usually expect to see in birds.
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