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: Chrysiptera cyanea
Common Name: Blue Devil Damsel
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: 3"
Age of Individuals: ~2 years
Date added to Tank: 04/2010
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 120G
Substrate Details: Fiji Pink Sand and Live Rock
Filtration Details: 200 micron filter sock and Protein Skimmer
Water Changes: 10% Monthly
Water Temperature: 76F
Salinity: 1.025
Lighting: 8 x T5 (Tek 8)
Lighting Cycle: 14/10
Salt Type: Instant Ocean
Other Tank Inhabitants: Too many to list
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Aquatic Treasures Mysis Supreme
Feeding Schedule: Daily, Morning and Evening
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Unknown
Spawn Time of Day: Early Morning
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 03/20/2011, 04/03/2011, 04/13/2011, 04/21/2011, 05/02/2011, 10/13/2011
Courtship Details: Chasing and gathering under a piece of montipora coral
Egg Size: 1mm
Egg Color: translucent
Egg Count: ~200
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 03/18/2011
Hatch Time of Day: 10:00PM
# Days after Spawn: ~9
Larvae Description: 2-3mm, clear with a mouth, fins, two eyes, stomach and yolk sac. (see photo)
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78F
Size of Larval Tank: 2G
Substrate Details: Bare Bottom
Salinity: 1.025
Other Tank Decor: Heater
Filtration Details: Water Changes
Salt Type: Instant Ocean
Lighting: Room Lighting
Lighting Cycle: 12/12
Water Changes: Daily
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Ciliates, Copepods and Rotifers
Feeding Schedule: Continuous/ Green Water (RotiGreen Omega)
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Description of Fry: See Pics
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Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: Both parents have a clear tail. Neither have any orange coloration. This contradicts the thought that the males have an orange tail.
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