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: Premnas biaculeatus (gold stripe maroon)
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: F: 4-4.5" M:3.5-4"
Age of Individuals: unknown (purchased as pair)
Date added to Tank: over one year
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 29 gallon
Substrate Details: none
Filtration Details: HOB, sm. Skimmer
Water Changes: 20% weekly
Water Temperature: 80 F
Lighting: basic fluorescent
Lighting Cycle: 10 hours on 14 off
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: mixed frozen, pellet, live adult brine
Feeding Schedule: 3-4x daily
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: unknown
Spawn Time of Day: late evening, not very consistent
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 12 days exactly
Courtship Details: female lays eggs on the inside of a flower pot and male then passes over them to fertilize
Egg Size: large
Egg Color: white, turning orange with development to dark orange. as the egg develops silver spots appear, which are the eyes.
Egg Count: around 750
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 (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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