Breeding Journal, Species: Apogon margaritophorus
Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:36 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: Apogon margaritophorus, copper lined cardinals Social Structure: group Size of Individuals: 1.5" Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: 4-25-2010 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10 gallon QT tank Substrate Details: barebottom Filtration Details: HOB filter Water Changes: 10% every other day Water Temperature: 82 Lighting: ambient from broodstock Lighting Cycle: 16 on 8 off Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: frozen everything (mysis, brine, etc) Feeding Schedule: 1x daily Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 4-25-2010 Spawn Time of Day: afternoon Dates of Consecutive Spawns: none Courtship Details: unknown Egg Size: 2'' in diameter (round) Egg Color: bright orange Egg Count: 100ish? Hatch Details Hatch Date: n/a Hatch Time of Day: n/a # Days after Spawn: n/a Larvae Description: n/a 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: I got this group of fish from someone tearing down their tank. I caught them, put them in a 5 gallon bucket to transport, and when I got home to move them into QT noticed an egg ball in the bottom of the 5 gallon bucket. I didn't even know anyone was "expecting"! The egg ball went into a hatching jar and the cardinals into a 10g QT tank. The egg ball did not develop and was discarded. The cardinals contracted what appeared to be velvet (in a cardinal?!  ) and perished (a good lesson for those who do not QT...these fish had been with their previous owner for 6 months or more and appeared disease free when I put them into a sterile environment). This journal is more to show that they spawned than to try and document rearing them. If the opportunity arises to get another group I will do so, but this was the first and only time I've seen these fish offered anywhere in my area. 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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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Apogon margaritophorus
Thursday, September 30, 2010 5:39 PM
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The group of cardinals:  Their egg ball: 
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