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: Chiloscyllium punctatum
Social Structure: unrelated pair
Size of Individuals: 105 cm
Age of Individuals: about 3 years
Date added to Tank: June 2008
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 5,2 m X 4 m
Substrate Details: coraline gravel
Filtration Details: live rocks, aquarium sponges, 2 X 1,8 m high skimmers , 2 X 1,8 m wet/dry filters, UVC sterilizer, Deltec nitrate filter Deltec NF1020 with 27 Kg of sulphur
Water Changes: bimonthly
Water Temperature: 28°C
Lighting: T5 neons
Lighting Cycle: 10 hours a day
Other Tank Inhabitants: a couple of Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus), a female Atlantic nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: thawed fishes added with Nutrazu Shark&Rays vitamins
Feeding Schedule: 2 times a week
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 17 November 2010
Spawn Time of Day: 19:00
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 17 November 2010 (2 infertile eggs); 22 November 2010 (2 infertile eggs); 26 November 2010 (1 infertile egg); from 1 December 2010 to 10 December 2010 5
FERTILE eggs (verified by candling). I've read females can lay about 3 eggs per week after 6 months from the date of mating, anyway I want to verify.
Courtship Details: during the evening and the night the male usulally bites the pectorial fin of the female (courtship video: see my 3 youtube videos searching "Corteggiamento squali barrati marroni")
Egg Size: 11 cm X 5 cm
Egg Color: brown
Egg Count: 5 fertile eggs up to 11 december 2010
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: Picture of a fertile egg during candling:
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