Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
Social Structure: Male / Female pair
Size of Individuals: Appx. 2"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 11/29/2011
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 29 Gallons
Substrate Details: Live sand
Filtration Details: HOB Bio-Wheel filter
Water Changes: Generally, frequent and fairly large, as this tank has no Clean Up Crew. About 15-25% every 2-3 days or so.
Water Temperature: 77 - 80 F
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: Manual - Appx. 16 H on / 8 H off
Other Tank Inhabitants: None
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Various Frozen foods. Mostly Spirulina Brina and Marine Cuisine, but with PE Mysis and Squid at first to induce spawning. The female is also often fed leftover Nutrimar Ova from my Pipefish feedings. Also, Spectrum pellets and C2 TDO, from time to time.
Feeding Schedule: 2-4 times a day. Perhaps even 5-6 times a day on weekends, when I'm home all day. My goal is to feed them small amounts, very often.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 1/12/2012
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown. Sometime between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 1/25/2012 @ 9:30 AM, 2/5/2012 @ 2:00 PM, 2/17/2012 @ 10:30 AM, 2/29/2012 @ 10:00 AM
Courtship Details: They "face off" at the tank divider quite regularly. The male displays quite intense colors. The female attempts to attack the male through the divider. They really seem to want to kill each other. I keep them separated most of the time, but let them get together for a few minutes every few days. NOTE: The day of the actual spawn, all aggression disappears. They almost act as though they actually like each other!
Egg Size: Appx. 1 mm. Round.
Egg Color: Kind of a pinkish/orangish white.
Egg Count: Unknown. Probably between 100-200. Subsequent spawns had more eggs -- several hundred.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: First hatch was 2/9/2012. Second hatch was 2/21/2012.
Hatch Time of Day: Appx. 10:00 PM, shortly after lights out.
# Days after Spawn: 4
Larvae Description: Long, thin, appx. 1mm long, with prominent eyes.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78-80 F
Size of Larval Tank: Appx. 15 gallons capacity BRT
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: None
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: Initially, 24/7
Water Changes: None at first.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Apocyclops panamensis, all life stages, continuously available at first.
Feeding Schedule: Constant at first.
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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