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  Change Page: 12 > | Showing page 1 of 2, messages 1 to 20 of 31 - powered by ASPPlayground.NET Forum Trial Version Author Message Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Sunday, December 26, 2010 7:17 AM (permalink) 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:  Hippocampus Erectus Social Structure:  Male / Female Size of Individuals:  TBD Age of Individuals:  TBD Date added to Tank:  12/28/10 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank:  35 gallon Hex Substrate Details:  4" Fine Sand Filtration Details:  Marineland BioWheel 280; DSB; caulerpa to be added Water Changes:  5 gallons per week Water Temperature:  72-74 Lighting:  NO lighting Lighting Cycle:  10hrs on Other Tank Inhabitants: None yet; planning Trochus, Nassarius, Peppermint Shrimp, maybe banggai Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types:  Hykari Mysis; Enriched Brine Shrimp Feeding Schedule:  2 time per day Spawning Details Date of First Spawn:  Spawn Time of Day:  Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  Courtship Details:  Egg Size:  Egg Color:  Egg Count:  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(NO PHOTOS OR VIDEO):  You will be required to provide photographic or video 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. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL. Rook   #1 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Sunday, December 26, 2010 7:18 AM (permalink) Finally (only over a year later) I'm back at.  I have a seahorse tank set and Santa got me a pair of Erectus for Christmas, though he is having FedEx deliver them on Tuesday       Here are a few pictures of the setup.  a 35 gallon hex tank, 4" of sand, a few pounds of liverock from my reef tank, a hang-on bio-wheel filter.  You can see that I'm trying out the idea of a heater inside of a pvc pipe with a air hose bubbling up through the middle.  I'm not sure its creating much current, but if noting else it should keep the horses away from the heater and it should circulate some of the water in the bottom of the tank to the top and help keep the oxygen levels consistent throughout the tank.  Attached Image(s) Rook   #2 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Sunday, December 26, 2010 7:20 AM (permalink) I'm going to QT the ponies for at least a week to help acclimate them, make sure they are eating, and to get used to how much they eat and how they behave.  Here is the QT tank setup; very simple with sponge filter and not much else.  I have a plastic plant and some air to provide hitches.  In the second picture you can see my attempt at a feeding station.            [UPDATED WITH THIS NEW THREAD WITH THE NEW FORMAT AND DELETING THE OLD ONE] Attached Image(s) Rook   #3 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:46 AM (permalink) Just a thought... you might want to get a bright colored fake plant for the display tank like the one in the QT. The SHs will be more likely to color up if they have something else colorful in with them. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #4 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Sunday, December 26, 2010 12:58 PM (permalink) The plant in the QT will move to the display when the seahorses do. Rook   #5 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Monday, December 27, 2010 10:00 PM (permalink) Added some caulerpa prolifera to the display tank today. Hopefully it takes hold, I did not acclimate it very well from the display tank. Also added some grape caulerpa (racemosa?) to the QT; not sure that's a good idea. Ponies arE delayed until Thursday due to Fedex problems. Rook   #6 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Monday, December 27, 2010 10:12 PM (permalink) Originally Posted by Rook Added some caulerpa prolifera to the display tank today. Hopefully it takes hold, I did not acclimate it very well from the display tank. Also added some grape caulerpa (racemosa?) to the QT; not sure that's a good idea. Ponies arE delayed until Thursday due to Fedex problems. I've never done any type of acclimation for macro and have never had any problems.   FedEx is probably tied up with the storm out east. Better safe than sorry. http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #7 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:33 AM (permalink) Still think I need some more water flow, the water is definately moving but its quite calm.  May have to look into a new maxijet with a spong prefilter to prevent any seahorse tail damage. Rook   #8 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Thursday, December 30, 2010 12:07 PM (permalink) The Ponies just arrived.  They are floating in the QT tank, trying to warm up.  I'll upload pictures later tonight (wish I could upload pics via Iphone).  So far so good, they are smaller than expected, but they have nice saddle markings and the female has nice cirri (male not so much).  Color is bland right now but I'm sure they will color up in time.     Rook   #9 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:01 PM (permalink) They are now comfortably in their new home.  My son got a big kick out of scooping them out of the bag by hand and placing them in the QT.  I'm surprised at how much they, the male in particular, swim around.  Now to get them to eat...     I realize that my feeding station is far to big and I'll have to find something that will work better.  Currently is a half cup tupperware cup.  Is simply too deep, nearly as deep as the horse are when curled up.  I'll have to dig around the house and find something better. Rook   #10 Fishtal Total Posts : 5467 Reward points : 2908 Joined: 8/31/2006 Location: Waterford, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 585 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:51 PM (permalink) Originally Posted by Rook The Ponies just arrived.  They are floating in the QT tank, trying to warm up.  I'll upload pictures later tonight (wish I could upload pics via Iphone).  So far so good, they are smaller than expected, but they have nice saddle markings and the female has nice cirri (male not so much).  Color is bland right now but I'm sure they will color up in time. Mine lost the cirri after a while. They grow quite quickly so don't worry about size. Their color will brighten up after they calm down a bit.  Can't wait for pics!  http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage "Making captive breeding easier."   #11 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Thursday, December 30, 2010 2:41 PM (permalink) I spoke too fast apparently.  I just witnessed the female eating out of the feeding dish; and the male was eating some mysis that floated by       Here you go.  This, I believe, is the male.  Sorry for the dark, cruddy pictures, I've not turned the lights on yet. Attached Image(s) Rook   #12 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Thursday, December 30, 2010 2:44 PM (permalink) I believe the female is the one with all the cirri.   I'll get better pictures tomorrow. Attached Image(s) Rook   #13 JimWelsh Total Posts : 1426 Reward points : 1486 Joined: 1/22/2010 Location: Angwin, CA, US Status: offline MBI: 1845 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Thursday, December 30, 2010 4:58 PM (permalink) Nice looking, from what I can see so far.  Congrats!  Looking forward to better pics soon.   #14 Umm_fish? Total Posts : 2835 Reward points : 953 Joined: 11/4/2009 Location: Boulder, CO, US Status: offline MBI: 775 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Saturday, January 1, 2011 12:36 PM (permalink) Good luck Jeremy. As food for thought, my male seahorse committed suicide by sticking his head into the output side of a powerhead until he made contact with the propeller. Don't underestimate their ability to get themselves into trouble. Kind of like real horses and teenage humans, honestly. --Andy, the bucket man. "Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886   #15 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Tuesday, January 4, 2011 8:08 AM (permalink) Five days in and they are still alive!!!  Both seahorses are eating very well, although I need to get a feeding dish that is NOT see-through.  They keep trying to eat through the side of the dish as opposed to going over the top.   Question:  when they arrived they were both a light yellow color.  The male has since become a bit of a darker yellow whereas the female has become very pale, off-white color.  They both eat well, swim around well, are breathing good, snouts look good, no observed leasions or other external parasites and I clean up poop every day, and my tests show no ammonia, nitrites, nitrates or phosphates.  Temp is 72 and salinity is 1.023.  Should I be concerned or is the female simply choosing to be off-white?  I'm thinking of moving them to the display tank, perhaps they are a bit stressed? Rook   #16 Umm_fish? Total Posts : 2835 Reward points : 953 Joined: 11/4/2009 Location: Boulder, CO, US Status: offline MBI: 775 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Tuesday, January 4, 2011 1:23 PM (permalink) Nice, Jeremy!   Horses are pretty good at changing color. Your substrate is white and she's probably just blending in. --Andy, the bucket man. "Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886   #17 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Friday, January 7, 2011 2:47 PM (permalink) Female is still quite white, but she seems to be fine.  I'm going to move them from QT to the display this weekend, even though its only a 35 gallon hex, its very stable temp and salinity wise.  In fact, I'm surprised at how little evaporation there is.   Question: does it matter how high or low in the water colume I place the feeding dish?  Its a magnet mount, and I'd like to keep it a bit high just for ease of feeding but I don't want to discourage feeding.  I also need to try some new foods for a bit of variety. Rook   #18 Umm_fish? Total Posts : 2835 Reward points : 953 Joined: 11/4/2009 Location: Boulder, CO, US Status: offline MBI: 775 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Friday, January 7, 2011 3:25 PM (permalink) Sorry, man. Can't help you there. I was always working with enormous water volumes and tons of copepods, so I never worried too much. --Andy, the bucket man. "Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886   #19 Rook Total Posts : 804 Reward points : 1287 Joined: 8/30/2006 Location: Grosse Pointe Park, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 0 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Hippocampus Erectus Friday, January 7, 2011 3:41 PM (permalink) Yeah, I need to get a live culture of pods going and just dump in buckets full from time to time.  Now to find a good source of said info Rook   #20 Online Bookmarks Sharing: Facebook Digg Google del.icio.us StumbleUpon Change Page: 12 > | Showing page 1 of 2, messages 1 to 20 of 31 - powered by ASPPlayground.NET Forum Trial Version

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