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Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:44 PM
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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: Ecsenius midas Social Structure: Pair Size of Individuals: 3 inches Age of Individuals: I've had them for just 3 months Date added to Tank: Feb 2011 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 100G Substrate Details: Fine Coral Gravel Filtration Details: LR, Skimmer, bio-pearls Water Changes: 10% fortnightly Water Temperature: 26-27 oC Lighting: 2 x 150W Halide Lighting Cycle: 11hrs Other Tank Inhabitants: Full reef, including Coral Beauty, Kole Tang, pair of Tomato Clowns, pair of Steinitz Gobies, Flame Hawkfish. Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Mysis and Brine, Ocean Nutrition pellets and flake Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day, mostly through the evening Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 21st May 2011 Spawn Time of Day: Noticed at midday, probably laid in the night. Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: Egg Size: small, less the 1mm Egg Color: white Egg Count: ~200 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. 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.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:53 PM
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Thought I'd start a journal for my Midas Blennies as I have just noticed a small batch of eggs in my reef tank. I won't be raising any from this batch, partly because I have run low on rots and partly because the eggs have been laid on the glass and will surely be eaten well before they hatch. I plan on adding a piece of pipe near where the eggs have been laid in the hope the parents will move in and lay in the pipe next time. At the moment one of the parents lives in a cave at the other end of the tank and one lives up by a powerhead near where the eggs were laid.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:57 PM
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Way to go!!! Got any pics to share?
RLTW 180 Gallon Mixed Reef Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Saturday, May 21, 2011 3:17 PM
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Did take a few, and a couple of short vids as the pics are bound to be quite poor (eggs are in an awkward place to get at). I'll up load them tomorrow.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Saturday, May 21, 2011 5:05 PM
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Awesome! This has to be a first. I've never heard of Midas Blennies breeding. Congrats!
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Saturday, May 21, 2011 5:27 PM
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Nice work mate.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Sunday, May 22, 2011 6:12 AM
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Ecsenius midas
Sunday, May 22, 2011 4:55 PM
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That's awesome. Thanks for sharing!
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