Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Sphaeramia nematoptera
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: 2"
Age of Individuals: unknown (were mated when I acquired)
Date added to Tank: 4/6/2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 16g
Substrate Details: crushed coral
Filtration Details: linked sump with live rock, air driven skimmer and macro algae
Water Changes: roughly 25% every two weeks
Water Temperature: 79-80
Lighting: florescent
Lighting Cycle: 12/12
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: mixed frozen foods
Feeding Schedule: 3-5x a day, what can be eaten in roughly 15 seconds
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 5/15/2011 (First date in my possession)
Spawn Time of Day: evening after lights out
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 5/15/2011, 6/1/2011, 6/23/2011, 8/10/2011, 8/25/2011, 9/6/2011, 9/28/2011, 10/14/2011
Courtship Details: Twitching. secondary dorsal fins seem to get larger on female. Males fins tend to get much more tattered as spawn gets closer
Egg Size: unknown (in mouth)
Egg Color: unknown
Egg Count: unknown
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.
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