Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Pseudochromis fridmani
Social Structure: M/F pair
Size of Individuals: 2 inches
Age of Individuals: 6 months
Date added to Tank: 21st Oct 2008
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 20 G
Substrate Details: Bare
Filtration Details: Plumbed into 55G reef - Skimmer, Chaeto Algae and Live Rock
Water Changes: 10G (of whole 75G system) every 2 weeks
Water Temperature: 26 - 27 C
Lighting: No direct light
Lighting Cycle: Reef tank lit from 12 til 10 sat next to broodstock tank
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: frozen mysis and brine shrimp. Ocean Nutrition and New Era flake/pellet
Feeding Schedule: 3 or 4 times through the evening
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 3rd Feb 2009
Spawn Time of Day: after lights out
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: every 6 or 7 days
Courtship Details: Male lives in a PVC pipe on the bottom and spends an hour after lights out coaxing the female into the pipe - I assume the actual spawn happens in the pipe
Egg Size: Small ~1mm
Egg Color: White/clear
Egg Count: Ball of probably 600 or more eggs
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 6/21/2009
Hatch Time of Day: 1-3hrs after light out
# Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: no egg sac, about 1mm long, just 2 eyes and a tail really
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 25
Size of Larval Tank: 10G
Substrate Details: Bare
Other Tank Decor: pipe added after about 20 days
Filtration Details: Water changes every other day
Lighting: desk lamp
Lighting Cycle: 12hrs
Water Changes: 20% ish daily or every other day
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers, Copepods NHBS enriched BS
Feeding Schedule: Rotifers daily from Day 0 to 10; Copepods daily from Day 4 to 10; NHBS twice daily from Day 7; Enriched BS twice daily from Day 16
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 15th July 2009
Days after Hatch: 27
Date of Settlement End: 19th July 2009
Description of Fry: minature versions of adults, about 15-20mm long
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 25-26C
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10G
Substrate Details: Bare
Other Tank Decor: Pipes
Filtration Details: Plumbed into 55G Reef tank again - Skimmer, cheato and live rock
Lighting: no direct lighting
Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: as reef (as broodstock above)
Size at Transfer: 20mm
Age at Transfer: 32 days ish
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Tried various flake and pellets and shaved frozen mysis and brineshrimp but couldn't get fry to wean off baby brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: Additional Information
(No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: This is filled in retrospectively from memory in parts but mostly from looking back at the thread below
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