Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Hippocampus reidi
Social Structure: 2 breeding pairs Size of Individuals: 6"
Age of Individuals: 2+ yrs
Date added to Tank: February 2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 65 gallon
Substrate Details: sand bed
Filtration Details: sump, skimmer, chiller, carbon
Water Changes: 25% monthly
Water Temperature: 74
Lighting: T5
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Other Tank Inhabitants: soft corals
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: PE mysis, live enriched brine, live ghost shrimp
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Feb/March2010
Spawn Time of Day: morning to mid-day
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 16-18 days
Courtship Details: elaborate courships every morning
Egg Size: unknown
Egg Color: unknown
Egg Count: several hundred Hatch Details Hatch Date: first - March 9, 2010
Hatch Time of Day: night/early morning
# Days after Spawn: 16-18
Larvae Description: very small and fragile
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank: small kriesel/20 gallon tank
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: sponge filter/daily changes
Lighting: low/ambient
Lighting Cycle: 24 hrs for first 1-2 weeks
Water Changes: daily
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers, NHBS
Feeding Schedule: 2-3 times daily
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 20 days old
Days after Hatch: 20 days
Date of Settlement End: March 29
Description of Fry: hitching
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 76-78
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gallon
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: hitching posts (plastic plants/corals)
Filtration Details: scrape & vacuum 3 x weekly
Lighting: normal output florescent
Lighting Cycle: 14 hrs on, 10 hrs off
Water Changes: 3 x week
Size at Transfer: @ 1.5"
Age at Transfer: 2 months
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: adult brine, switched to frozen mysis
Feeding Schedule: twice daily
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: Very difficult fry. They eat great with full guts the first week but then just stop eating and waste away. The reidi fry that made it past settlement seemed to be the ones that would actively hunt pods from the glass and decor. My thinking is that these benthic pods (and the nutrition they render) are key. A proper food source to get the fry beyond the 2/3 week mark is critical. Even enriched brine do not allow for great numbers to survive. Moving several post-settlement fry to a large 40 gallon breeder teaming with benthic pods allowed me to succeed with rearing two of these beautiful seahorses.
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