Breeding Journal, Species: Berghia verrucicornis
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:51 PM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species: Berghia verrucicornis Social Structure: Group of 3 Size of Individuals: .5"-1" Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: Sept. 13, 2011 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10gal Substrate Details: bare bottom Filtration Details: live rock rubble Water Changes: 10% weekly Water Temperature: 78 Lighting: overhead fluorescent Lighting Cycle: 8am-9pm Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: aiptasia Feeding Schedule: always available Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Sept. 15, 2011 Spawn Time of Day: night Dates of Consecutive Spawns: continued Courtship Details: two berghia together, stay in one spot for hours Egg Size: approx. .5mm Egg Color: white Egg Count: hundreds...possibly a thousand Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: 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 Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports.
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Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Berghia verrucicornis
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 12:57 PM
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Adult Berghia egg ribbon I was really excited to breed these. We had fantastic success…that is until for the first time in my life, aiptasia wasn't prolific enough. I highly recommend anyone willing to breed these highly efficient aiptasia eating machines to look at your aiptasia culture. If you think you have enough...triple it. We have kept a small number of berghia, but won't be focused on breeding these mollusks until we find a source for aiptasia or eventually grow enough to sustain a culture.
Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Berghia verrucicornis
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:02 PM
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Nice pictures! Yours look like true Berghia (as opposed to Aeolidiella). Where did you get them? Have any for sale?
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Berghia verrucicornis
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:09 PM
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I got them from a local hobbyist and he couldn't remember were he purchased them from, so their orgin is unfortunately unknown. We only have very few left at this moment, but I will certainly keep you in mind!
Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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