Breeding Journal, Species: Elacatinus oceanops
Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:17 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: Elacatinus oceanops Social Structure: pairs Size of Individuals: female 2", male 1.75" Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: can't remember Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 6" x 12" x 8" Substrate Details: barebottom Filtration Details: bioballs and bacteria Water Changes: once in a blue moon Water Temperature: 81-83 Lighting: xenon under the tank lighting Lighting Cycle: 16 on 8 off Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen everything (mysis, brine, etc) Feeding Schedule: at least 5x a day Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 12-23-09 Spawn Time of Day: unknown Dates of Consecutive Spawns: this pair is kind of random, but if I averaged it all out, it'd probably be every 17 days or so Courtship Details: I've never witnessed these guys spawn Egg Size: 1.5mm x .5mm Egg Color: clear Egg Count: 150-200 Hatch Details Hatch Date: 12-29-09 Hatch Time of Day: Almost immediately after lights out...11:05pm # Days after Spawn: 6 days Larvae Description: Clear, with silvery eyes, about as long as a grain of rice and very thin...hard to see Larval Tank Details Temperature: 82 Size of Larval Tank: mini BRT (~2.5 gallons) Substrate Details: barebottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: HOB filter with carbon Lighting: 18W halogen clamp lamp Lighting Cycle: constantly on Water Changes: New water at startup, no water changes...fish are moved out of the tank after settlement (5-7 days after hatching) Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers Feeding Schedule: constantly 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: Haven't gotten these guys to settlement yet 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: Elacatinus oceanops
Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:21 PM
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Parents: Eggs: Larvae, 2 days post hatch:
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