Breeding Journal, Species: Assessor flavissimus

General
Species: Assessor flavissimus, Yellow Assessor     
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: ~1.5"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown, 6 months?
Date added to Tank: 08/24/2010  (One fish went MIA on 10-16-10)     

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 10G     
Substrate Details: Fine layer of black sand     
Filtration Details: Plumbed into central breeding system     
Water Changes: 
Water Temperature: ~82°F     
Lighting: Shop light     
Lighting Cycle: 14hrs light 10hrs dark     
Other Tank Inhabitants: None       

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Variety of frozen foods from Ocean nutrition and H2O Life. Frozen cyclopeeze
Feeding Schedule: 4 times per day     

Spawning Details
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information: Captive bred from ORA.     



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Just picked these up today from Mike at Reef Paradise. They are originally from ORA. Very fun fish, they seem to have a lot of personality. Hopefully I'll be able to get them to pair up, they are getting along fine at the moment.
 
Acclimating:
 

 
In broodstock tank:
 

 

 

 

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Nice looking fish, Tal.

Rook

So how are they doing?

Michelle  
 

Just got home from MACNA, haven't had time to observe them.

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Nice Tal!
I brought home a beautiful pair of these from MACNA!

Doni Marie~

Sad news today. I got home from our monthly club meeting this afternoon to find out that one of these fish is missing. I have no idea what happened or where it went. They were both in the tank, which is covered, at the last feeding on Friday night. I didn't check this morning before I left because the tanks were still dark.

 

I checked in the tank, under, behind... even the neighboring tanks. I also checked the filter sock at the end of the drain lines. Nothing...

 

Ironically, I spoke with the owner of a LFS that was at the meeting about picking up a few more from her since she has some in stock. Since I wasn't sure if I had a M/F pair I wanted to increase the odds by adding a couple more in hopes of getting a pair. Guess I have to start over again. 

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Did you get another one? Are each of those white patches eggs?

No, I haven't gotten any more yet. I was looking at some at a LFS but they didn't look that good so I passed on them. I'm waiting on another source.

 

The white things are actually sponges. That tank is actually rather dark, just lit up for the pic. This guy,or gal, is in with my A. percula pair now, had to make room for a pair of Orange Peel Dottybacks. 

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Oh, I'm really looking forward to seeing your experience with them if you can find another one.
 
Sponges, heh. I was wondering because it looked like they were becoming more numerous. But I can see it was just different angle/lighting between the first and second pictures.

Just sponges, lighting and angle. A. flavisimus lay eggs in a pipe like dottybacks.

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