Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Solenostomus paradoxus Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: Female approx 3 inches, male 1.5 inches
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: Collected on 5/24/2011, shipped 5/25/11, on display 5/26/11 and gave 'birth' on 6/4/2011 to 30 babies and again on 6/5/11.
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: approx 100 gallons
Substrate Details: Fine Sand
Filtration Details: Skimmer, filter sock, BRS GAC GFO reactor
Water Changes: 20% weekly
Water Temperature: 78
Lighting: 1 250 watt MH
Lighting Cycle: 12 hours
Other Tank Inhabitants: Dwarf Cardinals, various soft corals
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Live mysis
Feeding Schedule: 30 introduced to tank 3 times per day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 6/15/11
Spawn Time of Day: Morning, when female was replace in show tank after releasing larvae in Kreisel
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Everytime the female is replaced. Spawning has otherwise not been seen
Courtship Details: See video
Egg Size: 1-2mm
Egg Color: white/cream
Egg Count: many, very hard to tell actual numbers
Hatch Details Hatch Date: first realease 6/5, many more after that. Seems to release for 2-3 days and then not for 5-7 more days
Hatch Time of Day: 6-8 am
# Days after Spawn: Hard to tell. They mate often so they may be on some kind of artificial cycle with eggs developing all the time.
Larvae Description: 5 mm, look like pipefish
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78
Size of Larval Tank: 50 gallons
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: none
Lighting: ambient
Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: none- longest larval surrvival so far is approx 5 days
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: L strain rotis, every species of pod from Alagen.
Feeding Schedule: flood feeding
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: Collected on 5/24/2011 as part of the CAS Philippine Biodiversity Expidetion, shipped 5/25/11, on display 5/26/11 and gave 'birth' on 6/4/2011 to 30 babies and again on 6/5/11.
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