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Breeding Journal, Species: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:10 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: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish) Social Structure: pair Size of Individuals: Both fish are nearly the same size...7" or so Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: 2-20-10 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 20 long QT tank Substrate Details: barebottom Filtration Details: HOB filter Water Changes: 10% every other day Water Temperature: 80 Lighting: ambient light from broodstock tanks Lighting Cycle: 16 hours on, 8 hours off Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen (mysis, brine, etc) Feeding Schedule: 1x daily Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 2-22-10 Spawn Time of Day: evening Dates of Consecutive Spawns: none Courtship Details: I didn't see any, but reportedly the males build a nest/den out of rock rubble/sand/bottom stuff Egg Size: BIG! Size of a pencil eraser Egg Color: off-white cream color Egg Count: 100 or so 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: I got this pair from a LFS. Someone brought them in because every time they spawned they'd tear her tank apart. These guys spawned a few days after I brought them home while they were still in QT, so the eggs were scattered on the bottom of a bare glass tank (instead of the male building a nest). I pulled the eggs and put them in a hatching jar but they were too big and VERY fragile, and none survived. Then, to make matters worse, the heater on the QT tank they were in fried while I was gone for the weekend  Cest la vie I guess. 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: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:16 PM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish)
Thursday, September 30, 2010 10:27 PM
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That's what I call a "Fat Cat"!
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish)
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:24 AM
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Seems like there is something wrong with where ever your pictures are stored as none of them seem to be working today.
Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish)
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:07 PM
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I know you're seeing red "x"s today and yesterday...there's an issue going on with the place that hosts my website, I'm trying to get it fixed. Thanks for your patience.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Plotosus lineatus (Coral catfish)
Saturday, October 2, 2010 8:09 PM
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Ok that's cool. I knew that at least some of the ones missing I saw the other day just fine.
Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis
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