Breeding Journal, Species: Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Striped)

General
Species:  Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Striped)
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  F: ~5", M: ~3"
Age of Individuals:  Not Sure
Date added to Tank:  4/29/11

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  17 gallons
Substrate Details:  Bare Bottom
Filtration Details:  Filter Sock in sump with ASM G2 Skimmer
Water Changes:  10 every week or 2
Water Temperature:  81 F
Lighting:  Normal Output Flourescent
Lighting Cycle:  13.5 hours lights on
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Mexican Turbo Snail

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Flake, pellets, various frozen
Feeding Schedule:  3-4 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  6/9/11 (spawned for previous owner also)
Spawn Time of Day:  Between 2-4 p.m.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  6/18, 6/28, 7/10 
Courtship Details: 
Egg Size:  About the size of a pin head
Egg Color: Bright Orange 
Egg Count:  ~200

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  6/14/2011
Hatch Time of Day:  11 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
# Days after Spawn: 6
Larvae Description:  Very tiny and over 100 of them


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  81
Size of Larval Tank:  15 Tall
Substrate Details:  None
Other Tank Decor:  None
Filtration Details:  None for first week, then add a sponge filter
Lighting:  Normal Output Flourescent
Lighting Cycle:  13.5 hours on
Water Changes:  After about day 7 every day.

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Days 1-5 Rotifers with Rotigreen, Day 5+ Appropriate sizr Otohime.
Feeding Schedule:  Rotifers once and the add RotiGreen Daily, Oto 3-4 times a day after day 5

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  6/20/11
Days after Hatch:  6
Date of Settlement End:  6/23/11
Description of Fry:  Mini adults

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature:  81 F
Size of Grow-Out Tank:  29 gallon
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  Various PVC pieces
Filtration Details:  Filter sock, skimmer, live rock all in sump
Lighting:  Normal Fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  14 hours on
Water Changes:  ~10% each week
Size at Transfer: ~.5 inch 
Age at Transfer: 1 month 

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types: Appropriate size Top Dressed Otohime 
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day 

Additional Information

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I will try to get some better pics of the parents soon.
 

 

I noticed the patch off eggs looked a little thinner two days ago so I pulled the pot. The first night about 2 clowns hatched and then last night the rest of them did. I have no idea how many there are but at least 100 at this point. I will try to get a pic or video soon.

Nice work Tom!

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

The best pics I could get with a Sony pns.

 

 

The fry are on day 6 and I started adding Oto A today. Actually most of them are on Day 5 and a few on Day 6. I had some die but overall there are probably 50+ left.
 
The parents laid their second clutch of eggs and there seem to be even more. This was 2 days ago and the eggs were much oranger this time. I guess I need to set up another larval rearing tank. Not sure how many batches of eggs I should try to raise in a row??
 
Will try to get pics of the fry and new eggs later today.

The clutches will improve as the pair gets the hang of things. You can't really keep every clutch unless you have a lot of room and want to do a lot more work.

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Dont forget, you got to find a place to take all these fry once they are ready. This is probablly the most limiting factor of breeding fish. I raised my Clarkiis in November I started with 10 and still have 3 of them left 7 months later.

Terrific Job by the way.
 

Thanks.
 
I plan on raising the first two batches and see what happens from there. Once I have some that I can sell I will test out the LFS in the area and see if there is any interest. If there isn't much I will just raise a few here and there.
 
Most of them look like they have gone through meta so I will try to get some pics soon. They definitely are growing much faster than the clutch of Darwins I tried to raise.

Does this count as "settlement". This one has 2 stripes already. I have about 20 left at this point with a new batch ready to hatch tonight. Best pics I could get.
 

 

 

 
 

Here is a pic for the 60 dps:

 
I have sold 12 of them to a LFS by me and the rest are doing great. I really like the one in the bottom left with the spot.

60 days is the standard set at MBI past settlement. Congrats!  Now just give them eight or nine months to get the gold on the stripes