Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Social Structure: Pair, Male slightly larger than Female
Size of Individuals: Approx. 3"-3.5"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 9/2011 - Female added 12/2013(Last Female died of unknown causes)
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 90g
Substrate Details: sand and live rock
Filtration Details: sump/fuge/return EWS Skimmer, 6" DSB with 2 types of macro, Rowaphos in a TLF 150 media reactor, 20g plumbed into MDT
Water Changes: 10g every week
Water Temperature: 78deg F
Lighting: 2 x AI Sol
Lighting Cycle:ramp up starting at 6 am at 10% to 80% at 11:00 am and start ramping down at 4:00 pm to 10% at 9:30 pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: Breeding pair Bangii Cardnals, ORA Target Mandrin (F), Target Mandrin, Yellow Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, pair of clown tank breed by myself, pencil urchin, Gold spot rabbit fish, Rabbit fish
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Rods Breeders Blend(out right now), Rods Original, Home Brew(Squid, Mysis, Silver Sides, Krill, Cyclopes, Nori, Flake, pellet, phyto, garlic)
Feeding Schedule: 2 oz a day over an hour period
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 9/7/2011
Spawn Time of Day: afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 10/12/2011, 11/11/2011 The new pair had one spawn after adding the female at the end of Dec and then last spawn was around 2/23/2014, 4/7/2014 spawned around 7:00 pm CST
Courtship Details: Male gets aggressive and female starts bumping the glass
Egg Size: going to estimate the size of the eggs due to the fact that I cannot see them since they are in the males mouth and I did not see them spawning. I can see them when he tumbles them and I am going to say that they are around 2mm in size.
Egg Color: pink
Egg Count: unknown
due to the fact that he pretty much keeps his mouth closed but will open every so often to turn them or blow water over the eggs. It is not enough to get any kind of count as they are packed in there pretty good.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: unknown but he spit 8 out on 3/15/2014
Hatch Time of Day: 8:30 pm
# Days after Spawn: 8 as of now as he is still holding
Larvae Description: Everything looks good on them. One is swimming vertical so I am sure that one will not make it. They are swimming in pairs.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78 deg F
Size of Larval Tank: 20g Substrate Details: light sand bed with cheato and grape
Other Tank Decor: LR
Filtration Details: plumbed into main Display tank
Lighting: Sump under MDT with a DSB. EWS Skimmer and Rowaphos in a TLF 150 media reactor.
Lighting Cycle: 6am to 9 pm
Water Changes: 10g weekly
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: APBreed TDO-A, baby artemia every three days
Feeding Schedule: 3 x daily mixed with water and sprayed into water column
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 3/15/2014
Days after Hatch: unknown when hatch was due to hatching in the mouth
Date of Settlement End: 3/15/2014
Description of Fry: about 1/4" in size and very active. Stay close together and look like the parents.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78 deg F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20g plumbed into MDT
Substrate Details: 1" sand bed
Other Tank Decor: Cheato, Grape clurpa, Leaf clurpa and about 5# LR
Filtration Details: Plumbed into 90g MDT
Lighting: LED lighting
Lighting Cycle: on at 6:45AM off at 9PM
Water Changes: down with MDT
Size at Transfer: Live at release
Age at Transfer: Live at release and about 21 days old from spawn
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: APBreed TDO-A, baby artemia every three days; I have moved them over to Frozen Brine and frozen mysis around 5/5/14
Feeding Schedule: 3 x daily mixed with water and sprayed into water column, Stared feeding twice a day Frozen Brine and frozen mysis 7 am and 7 pm
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