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  Change Page: 12 > | Showing page 1 of 2, messages 1 to 20 of 28 - powered by ASPPlayground.NET Forum Trial Version Reports tied to this Journal Spawn: http://www.mbisite.org/SReview.aspx?ID=251 Hatch: http://www.mbisite.org/HReview.aspx?ID=165 Author Message Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 2:22 PM (permalink) 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:  Metasepia ssp (pfefferi or tullbergi) Social Structure:  Pair Size of Individuals:  Male 2 inches, Female 2.5 inches Age of Individuals:  Wild caught, assumed to be between 6 months and 10 months Date added to Tank:  May/June 2010 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank:  120 gallons back of house at the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences Substrate Details:  Fine sand Filtration Details:  Part of a larger system approx 500 gallons, biological filtration (live rock), ASM G4x skimmer Water Changes:  As need in regards to water quality Water Temperature:  76-80 Lighting:  Ambiant and Fluorescent shop light Lighting Cycle:  Room lights on from 7 am until 8 pm Other Tank Inhabitants:  None Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types:  Crangnon spp bait shrimp, live freshwater ghost shrimp Feeding Schedule:  4-5 times daily, 1-2 prey items per feeding Spawning Details Date of First Spawn:  6/22/10 Spawn Time of Day:  10:52 am Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  unknown Courtship Details:  See video below - male keeps head pointed towards females as he swims around her, elongating his head and arms while showing white coloration, mate head to head, mating lasts less than 20 seconds (frist eggs discoverd July 12, 2010) Egg Size:  4mm when laid, expands during development to approx 1cm Egg Color:  white Egg Count:  100+ laid over several weeks Hatch Details Hatch Date:  August 18th, 2010 Hatch Time of Day:  unknown # Days after Spawn:  approx 60 days after spawn, approx 4-5 weeks 'incubation' Larvae Description:  3-4 mm copy of adult Larval Tank Details Temperature:  76-80 Size of Larval Tank:  5 gallons, part of a larger system approx 500 gallons  Other Tank Decor:  none Filtration Details:  biological filtration (live rock), ASM G4x skimmer Substrate Details:  fine sand Lighting:  Ambiant Lighting Cycle:  Room lights on from 7 am until 8 pm Water Changes:  As needed as per water quality Larval Feeding Details Food Types:  Live mysis Feeding Schedule:  4-5 times a day, 2 mysis introduced per animal per feeding Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start:  na Days after Hatch:  na Date of Settlement End:  na Description of Fry:  na Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature:  76-80  Size of Grow-Out Tank:  5 gallons Substrate Details:  fine sand Other Tank Decor:  Coco hut Filtration Details:  Part of a larger system approx 500 gallons, biological filtration (live rock), ASM G4x skimmer  Lighting:  Ambient Lighting Cycle:  ambient lighting on 7 am -8 pm Water Changes:  As needed due to water quality Size at Transfer:  5 mm (but really no transfer) Age at Transfer:  na (eggs moved) Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types:  Mysis shrimp, live Feeding Schedule:  4 times daily, 2 mysis per feeding Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information:  3 hatchlings from this paring. Mechanical failure resulted in their death at approx day 30. Sadness. But happiness in success what may be the first captive breeding of these animals. Currently working on a new group - single mother from the same wild caught batch as the above pair was sent to Atlantis Marine World where she laid eggs. Those offspring mated. I have 3 males and 1 female from that offspring. Currently have observed mating and the laying of over 30 eggs. When they hatch they will be F2 or F3 depending on where you start counting. 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. <message edited by Thales on Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:27 AM>   #1 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 2:24 PM (permalink)   http://reefbuilders.com/2...amboyant-mating-video/   <message edited by Thales on Friday, September 16, 2011 8:13 PM>   #2 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 2:38 PM (permalink)   Hatchling   Eggs   Still in the egg, yolk sac visible    Spermatphore microscope shot     Spermataphore   Insertion <message edited by Thales on Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:11 AM>   #3 aomont Total Posts : 774 Reward points : 1003 Joined: 2/12/2011 Location: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR Status: offline MBI: 5 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 6:41 PM (permalink) Like it ! Anderson.   #4 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 7:47 PM (permalink) If that isn't the coolest thing….   #5 aomont Total Posts : 774 Reward points : 1003 Joined: 2/12/2011 Location: Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR Status: offline MBI: 5 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 8:02 PM (permalink) How long is their lifespan, Thales ? Anderson.   #6 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Friday, September 16, 2011 8:14 PM (permalink) Estimated at 12 months, but may be longer in captivity.    #7 cmpenney Total Posts : 2772 Reward points : 1443 Joined: 7/18/2005 Location: Reading, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 70 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 6:25 AM (permalink) Hey Rich, Your sticky cricket links aren't working. It appears that they are being cut off.   Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis   #8 JimWelsh Total Posts : 1426 Reward points : 1486 Joined: 1/22/2010 Location: Angwin, CA, US Status: offline MBI: 1845 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 9:17 AM (permalink) I think they worked until he edited them.  I saw the images shortly after he posted them on Friday.  I've seen this behavior before on this site.  Funky things happen to links when you edit a post.  Let me see if I can reproduce the problem:   http://www.google.com/img...amp;ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0 EDIT:  I had to cut and paste the link while editing it to make this happen: http://www.google.com/img...amp;ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0       #9 cmpenney Total Posts : 2772 Reward points : 1443 Joined: 7/18/2005 Location: Reading, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 70 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 9:55 AM (permalink) I've contacted the software author about this issue. Hopefully a fix will be in plasce soon.   Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis   #10 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 10:57 AM (permalink) I just spent 10 minutes putting photos into the second post in this thread (for the second or third time). Copied and pasted the URL and they appeared in the edit window. Hit save and nada. The urls are not even in the post anymore.    Please tell me what to do, I don't want to dig through photos again if its not going to work.   Photos are located in this gallery in the meantime: http://stickycricket.com/...emId=657&g2_page=1   #11 cmpenney Total Posts : 2772 Reward points : 1443 Joined: 7/18/2005 Location: Reading, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 70 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 12:28 PM (permalink) OK I see what the problem is. Those are loaded by a script which is why they are being remove. I thought I had made a change to our BBCode a while back to get around that issue but it is either broken or was removed in the last software update. I'll get it fixed and get back to you shortly.   Chad Penney - MBI Council Agis quod Adis   #12 CableGuy Total Posts : 591 Reward points : 731 Joined: 8/26/2010 Location: Saint Clair Shores, MI, US Status: offline MBI: 635 Pnts MBI Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 1:36 PM (permalink) Wow... that is amazing!!!!! Great pics too! -Adam   #13 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Monday, September 19, 2011 4:27 PM (permalink) Thanks Chad! Let me know and I'll update the pics.    Right now I have about 40 eggs developing. So much fun!    #14 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Tuesday, September 20, 2011 8:55 AM (permalink) Rich, are these strictly expert only, or are they reef safe? Will you be selling them?   #15 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Tuesday, September 20, 2011 2:24 PM (permalink) Absolutely expert only, and need a species specific tank. These will be going to public aquaria to help establish distributed broodstock. Here is my take on these getting these guys.   Originally Posted by If you are interested in keeping cephalopods please read the following: Even experienced ceph keepers with mature tanks should think long and hard before obtaining this species. Their needs are resource intensive, specific, and not yet fully understood. Perhaps more importantly, the size and health of their wild populations is unknown. Even the sharing of information, photos and video of these animals can be controversial. Some fear that detailed information and attractive photos may encourage inexperienced saltwater aquarists to obtain specimens. Personally, I believe that knowledge should be freely available, rather than hidden from view. I also believe that the admiration of a species can be of benefit to its preservation in the wild rather than its detriment. Furthermore, it is my hope that the information on the site will empower aquarists to make sound, rational decisions regarding the advisability of keeping these very difficult animals. If you are interested in keeping cephalopods, there are several species that are easily available, better understood and much more inexpensive than wonderpus or flamboyant cuttlefish. Please do some reading onwww.TONMO.com before purchasing any ceph   #16 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:12 AM (permalink) Ok - I can add photos when editing a post by using IMG tags instead of the forums photo button. Weird, but at least it works!   #17 Thales Total Posts : 409 Reward points : 468 Joined: 5/14/2010 Location: Alameda, CA Status: offline MBI: 1580 Pnts MBI Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:16 AM (permalink) Hatchling at 10 days with mysis in background   a different 2 day old hatchling than the one above     #18 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Saturday, September 24, 2011 9:20 AM (permalink) Stunning!   #19 woodstock Total Posts : 231 Reward points : 263 Joined: 8/18/2010 Location: Hillsborough, NC Status: offline MBI: 1190 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Metaspeia spp Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:37 PM (permalink) Awesomely fantastic!  Doni Marie~   #20 Online Bookmarks Sharing: Facebook Digg Google del.icio.us StumbleUpon Change Page: 12 > | Showing page 1 of 2, messages 1 to 20 of 28 - powered by ASPPlayground.NET Forum Trial Version

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