Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Chromis viridis
Social Structure: Origional Pair passed, now four fish in a group (Group 2)
Size of Individuals: Origionals 3", replacements 1.5"
Age of Individuals: Origionals 2.5 years (approx), Replacements 6-9 months in tank.
Date added to Tank: Origionals December 2009, Replacements May 2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Origional 1800mm x 600mm x 600mm, replacement tank 2410mm L x 750mm H x 650mm W
Substrate Details: Course Agronite
Filtration Details: Skimmer, Live Rock, Macro Algae, Carbon, GFO
Water Changes: Origional 100L weekly (15%), replacement 500L weekly
Water Temperature: 26.5C
Lighting: LED 50% white, 50% blue. Sunrise and Sunset via Red/Blue strip
Lighting Cycle: 7am to 8pm. Fade in and fade out.
Other Tank Inhabitants: Reef tank, with Tangs, clowns, Anthia etc
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Spirulina Flakes, Norrie, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Occasional live brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with frozen food.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: December 2010 reporting spawn 11/20/2011
Spawn Time of Day: am
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Approx monthly, 2/19/2012 reporting for hatch 2/21/2012
Courtship Details: Unknown
Egg Size: approx 0.5mm
Egg Color: cream/white
Egg Count: 500-700, hatch report over 1000
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 11/22/2011 and 2/21/2012
Hatch Time of Day: Early morning or overnight. Discovered at 11am
# Days after Spawn: 2 days
Larvae Description: Slender transparent tube, filled with 4 white balls to the eye.
These look to be prolarvae so did not have clear eyes, mouth, cloaca etc.
By the end of the day, the gut and cloaca appear much more developed. Mouth is still not apparent.
see pictures
Larval Tank Details Temperature: not measured
Size of Larval Tank: 750ml plastic container, W = 120mm x L = 170mm x H = 70mm
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: no equipment, 0.1ml of AmGuard for ammonia control per day if required
Lighting: cf globe (one container directly under globe, 10 cm distance, one container 20cm to left of globe)
Lighting Cycle: 24 hours
Water Changes: as required
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers raised on Reed Rotifer Diet. Greenwater acheived by tinting the water with Reed Nannocholoropsis, about 2 drops.
Feeding Schedule: Rotifers added at a density whereby there is at least a rotifer within every body length of the prolarvae
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: Additional Spawns:
S = Date of Spawn
H = Date of Hatch
S 10/25/2013 Group 2
S 2/15/2014 Group 2
H 2/18/2014 Group 2
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