Breeding Journal DataSheet
General Species: Copperbanded Cardinal Fish (Apogon margaritophorus)
Social Structure: Pair with one other non-mated specimen (sex unknown)
Size of Individuals: Each is about 1"
Age of Individuals: Exact age unknown.
Date added to Tank: 10/3/09
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 29g Biocube
Substrate Details: Live Sand
Filtration Details: Wet/Dry with liverock instead of bioballs.
Water Changes: 5g once a week.
Water Temperature: 78F
Lighting: Soon to be 100% LED. Now is T5 with LED supplement.
Lighting Cycle: 10 hours
Other Tank Inhabitants: (Besides the three Cardinals) One false perc (soon to be two), one green mandarin, one helfrichi firefish, one gumdrop coral croucher, a skunk cleaner shrimp, a blood cleaner shrimp, two sexy shrimp, two peppermint shrimp, a feather starfish, and lots and lots of coral.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Freeze dried cyclops, frozen cyclops, frozen mysis
Feeding Schedule: Once a day every day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 2/27/10
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 3/10/10
3/23/10
4/1/10
4/15/10 between 11:00pm and 11:25pm
4/27/10
5/6/10
5/18/10
6/5/10
6/25/10
7/20/10
Number of Eggs: Hundreds?
Egg Color: Orange with a pinkish-red dot inside
Egg Size: 1mm? Very very small.
Length of Time From Spawn to Hatch: ~7 days
Larval Tank Details 5g tank with air line
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: live larval rotifers
Feeding Schedule: 24/7
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Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: I've never bred any saltwater fish before so any info or help is appreciated.
Here is a video of them doing a mating dance taken on 12/12/09. They have since continued to act this way for a few days now. Hopefully I will find eggs in the males mouth very soon!
Copperbanded Cardinal Fish Mating
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