Breeding Journal, Species: Chrysiptera parasema

General
Species:  Chrysiptera parasema
Social Structure:  three individuals.
Size of Individuals: 3/4" - 1"
Age of Individuals:  3-4 years
Date added to Tank:  can't remember

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  180 gallon
Substrate Details:  fine sand. 4-6" deep with live rock throughout
Filtration Details:  two 30 gallon sumps
Water Changes:  none
Water Temperature:  82F
Lighting:  two 48" 6 bulb T5HO fixtures
Lighting Cycle:  on 11:00 am off 10:00 pm
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Yellow Tang, Lavender Tang, Powder Blue Tang, Diamond Gobie, pair of A. ocellaris

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  DIY frozen food. Rods food. PE Mysis
Feeding Schedule:  once daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  estimated 11/17/2011
Spawn Time of Day:  unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  unknown
Courtship Details:  I did notice both damsels going back and forth behind the large shell. One would come out, touch the other, then they would both go behind the shell.
Egg Size:  none seen
Egg Color:  none seen
Egg Count: none seen

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  11/25/2011
Hatch Time of Day:  10:15pm
# Days after Spawn:  unknown
Larvae Description:  very small fry. seems to be about half the size of A. ocellaris


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80F
Size of Larval Tank:  1 Gallon
Substrate Details:  Bare Bottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  none as of now. Ambient in the future
Lighting Cycle:  none
Water Changes:  1 quart daily

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers, Apocyclops panamensis
Feeding Schedule:  As needed. At least twice daily

Metamorphosis/Settlement
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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information
I just found the babies tonight. They are not clown fry and the only other option is the Chrysiptera parasema. I wasn't expecting them. I'll grab pics tomorrow. it was a pleasant surprise!
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RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

ok it's dark. bear with me.
 
Here they are in with my clown fry from last night

 

 

 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

 

 

 

 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

the parents
 

 

 

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

This one looks like a crustacean larvae to me...

Anderson.

they are all of the same fry though.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Perhaps you have mysids in your tank?

none at all. I wish I did lol. I have hermits. That's the only thing I have more than one of.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

there's a very noticeable tail. I'll try to get a side pic, so you can see it too.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Hermits must they be,so
The tail is in the horizontal plane in the pic,same as the eyes.and the pointed rostrum (nose) is unfishy.A closer look will help.

here's a few more. There is a crustacean in there. I didn't notice till today, but I still think there is fry in there too.
 
here's the crustaceans






here's the fry



 
I have videos coming. They are taking forever today though.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

you know there is one other thing it might be. I thought I had two males, but there's a couple of Harlequin shrimp in there. I need an expert to chime in! If it's harlequins I'm gonna bust! I doubt it is, but....

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Yep, both fish and crustacean larvae !

Anderson.

pretty cool

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

I talked with an expert in Harlequins. Definately not them. Also, I emailed the only person I've bought anything from in a couple of years. They used to have mysis and peppermint shrimp in the tanks. Perhaps I'll get lucky enough to have them keep growing and reproducing in my tank!
 
Still have the fry to contend with. I didn't see any at lunch when I went home, but I didn't have a lot of time to look either.

RLTW

180 Gallon Mixed Reef

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Isaiah 6:8

Looks the the same mysid I was catching about a year ago out of my tank.

-Adam

Doesn´t look like a hermit crab zoea.More like a shrimp zoea.But I bet for mysids

Any progress?  I'm pretty sure my Yellow Tails are breeding and I can see in their cave quite well, but I think I missed their spawn.

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]