Breeding Journal, Species: [hippocampus ingens

General
Species:  hippocampus ingens
Social Structure:  pair
Size of Individuals:  male 20 cm female 20 cm
Age of Individuals:  unknown
Date added to Tank:  20 february 2010

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  60 litres
Substrate Details:  sand
 Filtration Details:  central system
Water Changes:  10% every 15 days
Water Temperature:  28 c
Lighting:  fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  16 day 8 nigth
Other Tank Inhabitants:  no

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  artemia 1 week old
Feeding Schedule:  3 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  unknown i get the male pregnat
Spawn Time of Day:  unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:   no more spawns
Courtship Details:  not seen
Egg Size:  unknown
Egg Color:  unknown
Egg Count:  unknown

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  march 20 2010
Hatch Time of Day:  morning
# Days after Spawn:  ??
Larvae Description:  small hippocampus


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  28 c
Size of Larval Tank:  3 tanks   2 of 40 liters. one 10 liters brt,
Substrate Details:  no
Other Tank Decor:  no
Filtration Details:  no
Lighting:  flourescent
Lighting Cycle:  16 day  8 nigth
Water Changes:  10% daily

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  rotifers l strain, nanocloropsis, nhbs
Feeding Schedule:  all the time

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  no setlement they lived 15 days and die
Days after Hatch: 
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Description of Fry: 

Grow-Out Tank Details
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Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Additional Information

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here is the pair i got them with the pregnant male http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-fLOWYoH1U

 
 
 

here the babies
 
 
 

this one is 14 days old  no setlement he is planktonic

 thats the problem with the ingens hippocampus they stay planktonic a lot of time

i loose the parents due to a electrity failure 2 months after this event so i havent try anymore

Effren Can you clear something up fro me? I'm a bit confused by the data that I see in the journal and the reports.
 
Were the Males already pregnant when you got them? If so how long after you acquired them did the males "give birth"?

Chad Penney - MBI Council
Agis quod Adis

No i was checking my dates and i get the pair a month before they give birth the babies and the suposed gestational timeay be that 20 to 30 days so i dont really know if the male was already pregnant or he get pregnant in my tank i didnt see the mating behavor just some display and color changes between the pair

So how long did you have them before the male gave birth?
 

Chad Penney - MBI Council
Agis quod Adis

1 month exactly

Perfect! Thank you.

Chad Penney - MBI Council
Agis quod Adis