General |
Name: |
Felicia McCaulley ( Felicia ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Species: |
Hippocampus zosterae ( Class: A, Points: 35 )
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Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=53068
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60 Days Post Settlement Date: |
06/12/2011
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Settlement End Date: |
04/13/2011
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Tank Parameters |
Temperature: |
ambient room temperature ~75 |
PH: |
not tested |
Specific Gravity: |
1.020 |
Size: (Gallons) |
10 gallons, fry stay with adults all their lives |
Dimensions: |
20 X
10 X
12
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Lighting: |
ambient room light
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Lighting Schedule: |
ambient room light
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Filtration: |
air driven sponge filter only, two or three times a week water changes.
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Post Settlement Details |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
16 |
Fry Count:
( 60 DPS ) |
15 |
Fry Size: |
1/2" - 3/4" |
Food: |
live baby brine shrimp, occasionally enriched with Dan's Feed or Selcon, live Tigriopus tigger pods |
Feeding Schedule: |
Daily |
Fry Description: |
perfect replicas of parents, only smaller |
Other Details |
Other Information: |
This is the easiest species I have ever raised, including guppies. They start to sexually mature at three weeks, and are now having babies of their own. |