Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni

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efren villegas
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Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:29 AM
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:  Pterapogon kauderni

Social Structure:  1 pair
Size of Individuals:  adults
Age of Individuals:  ???
Date added to Tank: 
august 2010
Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  100 gal
Substrate Details:  no substrate
Filtration Details:  mecanical filtration
Water Changes:  10%  every 15 days
Water Temperature:  28
Lighting:  normal fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  14 day 8 night
Other Tank Inhabitants:  no

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen food homemmade
Feeding Schedule:  3 or 4 times  a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:30 nov 2010 
Spawn Time of Day:  morning
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  january 10 2011
Courtship Details: female harrasin male 
Egg Size:  canot see
Egg Color:  cannot see
Egg Count:  35

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  february 2 2011
Hatch Time of Day:  afternoon
# Days after Spawn:  23
Larvae Description:  .5 cm very cute


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  28 c
Size of Larval Tank .   10 gal: 
Substrate Details:  no
Other Tank Decor:  artificiaal urchin artificial plant
Filtration Details:  sponge filter
Lighting:  15 wats
Lighting Cycle:  18  day  6  nigth
Water Changes:  10 % weekly

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  artemia, othohime a frozen food homemade
Feeding Schedule:  4 times a day

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  2 feb 2011
Days after Hatch:  as soon i take them from the parent
Date of Settlement End:  they just settle down the day they were born
Description of Fry:  .5 cm exact replica of the parents

Grow-Out Tank Details

Temperature:  28 c
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10 gal 
Substrate Details:  no
Other Tank Decor: artificial urchin   and artificial plant 
Filtration Details:  sponge filter
Lighting:  fluorescent 15 watts
Lighting Cycle:  16 day  8 nigth
Water Changes:  10% every week
Size at Transfer:  7 mm
Age at Transfer:  newly released

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:  nhbs   othohime frozen food
Feeding Schedule:  4 times a day

Additional Information
Miscellaneous Information:  the parent dont release them at day 23 
i took the male out at 23 day and made him split the eggs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zn71Mkp_xQ

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PTqEE3nF24

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:28 PM
well at day 17 i get  anxious and make a newbie mistake i took the male out and he split the eggs i tried to incubate them but they died lets wait next time

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Monday, January 10, 2011 7:36 PM
well today new laying and transfer of eggs the male has a big big mouth full of eggs

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Monday, January 10, 2011 7:39 PM
well the last time i put the eggs in a tumbler but they died here in the tumbler


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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:21 PM
Good luck with him. I hope he holds to term this time. I still have trouble with males not holding.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Monday, January 31, 2011 8:10 AM
Well day 21 and still holding he is now in a 10 gallón nursery tank


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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 3:21 PM
Well today after 24 days i have babies 35 they begin eating nhbs

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 4:09 PM
here are the kids                                                                            
 
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 4:18 PM
Very cool! My pair have seemed to have stopped production.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 2, 2011 8:40 PM
and here in the  urchin

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 8:17 PM
today  8 days


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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 8:19 PM
how can i add information to the data sheet?
 

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 9, 2011 8:36 PM
Quote Originally Posted by efren villegas


how can i add information to the data sheet?


Mouse over the "reply" button and you'll get a drop down list with an edit option.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:22 AM
well yesterday new eggs here the male holding them and the female harrasing him

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, February 16, 2011 11:23 AM
and the other ones 14 days old now

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:45 PM
well yesterday i transfer them to a grow out tank they are 22 days old now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmoAJgh9TWs
here a litlle bit stresed for the move
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qPSfvcE2es
and today  they begin eating with no problemhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6v7oo9RwYo
 

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Monday, March 7, 2011 11:25 AM
here at one month mark looking for food from my hand   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xUyC8Eae0Y
 
 
 

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Monday, March 7, 2011 11:26 AM
and 2 days ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXhy6J-_F_o
 the male is day 20 holding eggs very good so i will put him in the 10 galon tank today

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Friday, March 11, 2011 11:24 AM

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Monday, March 21, 2011 6:56 PM
i put the older ones in a tank that i used to frag corals so here they are at 50 days of life
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Wednesday, March 30, 2011 7:23 PM
here are the bigger ones at the 2 month old mark  they are now in frozen shrimp and frozen homemade food
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Saturday, April 2, 2011 7:25 AM
60 days yes they do it now lets see in what time they can breed themselves

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Friday, April 22, 2011 9:24 PM
here at 80 days mark


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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Sunday, May 8, 2011 1:53 PM
Well i am having trouble with the male he has been eating the eggs at the 4 day for 3 times in a row any ideas?

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Sunday, May 8, 2011 2:46 PM
Do you have any idea of his age? I started having the same problem when mine got past 2.5yrs.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Sunday, May 8, 2011 6:41 PM
No i dont he came here in august 2010 and began breeding in nov

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Thursday, September 6, 2012 4:28 PM
well now  i am breeding F2 kids
they are 10 days old and eat frozen food

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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni - Thursday, September 6, 2012 5:46 PM
Awesome!
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