Stomatellas kicked into spawning by high currents
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 11:43 PM
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So this is annecdotal, but if anyone ever wants to intentionally propagate Stomatellas, this observation might be worth seeing (heck, I should be starting a breeding journal, but they self propagate remarkably easy). This evening I added a new Vortech MP10 to the Ecoxotic Reef Tank, and kicked it into full blast for testing the alignment. Then I played around with the wave timing a bit. And then, with all this swirling current, I noticed all the Stomatellas in the tank started spawning - puffs of little golden brown eggs followed by what looked like sperm clouds in the background. I should mention that a) it was also evening and b) the daylights were still fully on...I don't have this tank on a timer yet. It certainly seems that the crazy currents were an environmental cue to spawn...could that relate to tides in some capacity?
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