| General |
| Name: |
Debra Berlin ( DLBerlin ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Species: |
Epicystis crucifera ( Class: D, Points: 200 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=33835
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| 60 Days Post Settlement Date: |
07/09/2007
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| Settlement End Date: |
05/09/2007
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
80 |
| PH: |
8.2 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.026 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
300g display with 120g sump/refuge |
| Dimensions: |
96 X
24 X
30
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| Lighting: |
3x250w MH XM 10k
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| Lighting Schedule: |
approx 10hrs per day daylights and 3 hrs per day dusk/dawn total 13 hrs per day
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| Filtration: |
120g sump/refuge combo with live sand, chaeto, protein skimmer
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| Post Settlement Details |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
31 |
Fry Count:
( 60 DPS ) |
31 |
| Fry Size: |
1/2" to 2.5" |
| Food: |
Mysis, krill, Cyclop-eeze, Golden Pearls, freeze dried copepods and rotifers, Spirulina algae flake,Spectrum pellets, chopped raw shrimp, selcon, naturose astaxanthin powder. Usually mixed up and fed with turkey baster |
| Feeding Schedule: |
about 2-3 times a week plus daily fish feedings |
| Fry Description: |
1/2" to 2.5" fully formed anemones. Approx 15 orange and 16 gold-same colors and patterns as broodstock. Growth rate highly dependent on direct feedings.
info from second reproduction shows brooded planula released fully metamorphosed and with developed radial symmetry and mesenteries. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
http://www.michiganreefers.com/forums/advanced-topics/47430-epicystis-crucifer-flower-anemone-sexual-reproduction.html
Approx 31 offspring survived, several sold to an LFS and local reefers, and 9 remain in my system. The original broodstock passed from a suspected bacterial infection that also affected my Haddoni, but the Haddoni recovered with antibiotic treatment. |