Breeding Journal, Species: [Pseudochromis flavivertex] Sunrise Dottyback
Monday, December 5, 2011 12:52 PM
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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: Pseudochromis flavivertex Social Structure: male and female Size of Individuals: approx. 2.5" Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: end of Aug. 2011 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10gal plumbed into a 500gal system Substrate Details: bare bottom Filtration Details: wet/dry, fluidized sand bed, I-tech skimmer Water Changes: 10% weekly Water Temperature: 79-80 Lighting: overhead fluorescent Lighting Cycle: on for 13hrs Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Rods Food FO blend, hikari mysis, PE mysis, cyclop-eeze wafer Feeding Schedule: every 4hrs Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 10/23/2011 Spawn Time of Day: between 4pm and 5pm Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: male lures female into spawning cave (capped 1" PVC) Egg Size: 1mm Egg Color: white Egg Count: hundreds Hatch Details Hatch Date: 10/27/2011 Hatch Time of Day: right after light out # Days after Spawn: 4 Larvae Description: 3mm silver, very thin Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 Size of Larval Tank: 25gal round tub Substrate Details: bare bottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: none Lighting: overhead fluorescents Lighting Cycle: 8am-9pm timer Water Changes: none until day 7 Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers w/ rotigreen omega Feeding Schedule: as needed Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 11/20/2011 Days after Hatch: 24 Date of Settlement End: 11/24/2011 Description of Fry: identical to their parents Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80 Size of Larval Tank: 25gal round tub Substrate Details: bare bottom Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: fluidized sand bed, skimmer, 25um sock Lighting: overhead fluorescents Lighting Cycle: 8am-9pm timer Water Changes: 10% a week Size at Transfer: never transfered, this is the tank they hatched in...water was just turned on for filtration Age at Transfer: Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: crushed flake, cyclopeeze, OtoB2 Feeding Schedule: every four hours 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. 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.
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