Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Oxycirrhites typus (CaptCrash)

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:56:58 GMT

I caught two of the fish doing a slow dance around each other tonight.
It was not really what I had read about with the female rubbing against the male, rather it was them both swimming together and slowly and gracefully swimming over and under other each other (like a double spiral).
They did this for about 30 seconds to a minute. During this time one of the fish was swimming on its side most of the time.
They both then settled to the bottom of the tank next to each other.

Breeding Journal, Species: Oxycirrhites typus (CaptCrash)

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:01:44 GMT

Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General
Species: Oxycirrhites typus (Longnose Hawkfish)
Social Structure: Pair/group
Size of Individuals: 5cm x 1 and 4cm x 3
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 04/28/2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 3x2x2 part of larger system
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock, Carbon, GFO and ATS
Water Changes: 100L Fortnight
Water Temperature: 27C
Lighting: 120W LED Light 50/50 white/blue
Lighting Cycle: 7am to 7:45pm blue. 7:30am to 7:30pm white
Other Tank Inhabitants: 6 x Pterapogon kauderni

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: Live Brine Shrimp, Frozen Brine Shrimp, Frozen Mysis Strimp, home made mash
Feeding Schedule: Morning and Night

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:
Spawn Time of Day:
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:
Courtship Details:
Egg Size:
Egg Color:
Egg Count:

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:
Hatch Time of Day:
# Days after Spawn:
Larvae Description:
Consecutive Hatch Dates:

Larval Tank Details
Temperature:
Size of Larval Tank:
Substrate Details:
Other Tank Decor:
Filtration Details:
Lighting:
Lighting Cycle:
Water Changes:

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:
Feeding Schedule:

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:
Days after Hatch:
Date of Settlement End:
Description of Fry:

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:
Size of Grow-Out Tank:
Substrate Details:
Other Tank Decor:
Filtration Details:
Lighting:
Lighting Cycle:
Water Changes:
Size at Transfer:
Age at Transfer:

Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Feeding Schedule:

Additional Information

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