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Breeding Journal, Species: Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus)
Friday, May 7, 2010 9:03 PM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet General Species: Spotted Mandarin ( Synchiropus picturatus) Social Structure: Pair (?) Size of Individuals: Male- 1.5" Female- 1" Age of Individuals: Unknown Date added to Tank: 5/6/10 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 29g Substrate Details: Crushed coral live sand Filtration Details: Wet/dry Water Changes: Once a week Water Temperature: ~76F Lighting: Power Compact Lighting Cycle: ~10 hours a day Other Tank Inhabitants: one reidi sea horse, seven Bongo Shrimp, a randall's pistol shrimp, a yashia goby, a peppermint shrimp Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Working to ween them onto frozen cyclopeeze but for now they pick at the rocks and macro algae Feeding Schedule: NA 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: 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 Miscellaneous Information: They are just settling in but are actively picking at the rocks and macro, eating pods. The tank is full of algae but that also means it is full of PODs! It is obvious that they are a pair. They follow each other around the tank always touching each other and courting. I saw them at the store and thought they would make some nice broodstock. We'll see what happens... Cross your fingers!
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