Breeding Journal, Species: Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Stripe Variant)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:16 AM
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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: P. biaculeatus Social Structure: male and female Size of Individuals: female is approx. 4", male is approx. 2.5" Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: Oct. 2010 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, formula 1 & 2 pellets, PE mysis, cyclop-eeze wafer Feeding Schedule: every 4hrs Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 09/07/2011 Spawn Time of Day: anywhere between 1PM-2PM Dates of Consecutive Spawns: they've entered a routine that has been uninterrupted since spawning began, spawn occurs every 11-12 days Courtship Details: aggressive female Egg Size: approx. 2mm Egg Color: orange Egg Count: hundreds Hatch Details Hatch Date: 09-13-11 Hatch Time of Day: evening # Days after Spawn: 6 Larvae Description: silver with eyes and mouth, approx. 3mm in length 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 yet, plan to do some at 5dph Larval Feeding Details Food Types: rotifers Feeding Schedule: add rotifers as needed, green water as needed with RotiGreen Omega Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 09-20-2011 Days after Hatch: 7 Date of Settlement End: 09-23-2011 Description of Fry: .25" Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80 F Size of Grow-Out Tank: 110gal black oval tub, only filled to 75gal Substrate Details: none Other Tank Decor: none Filtration Details: Plumbed into system filtered with 25um sock, wet/dry, skimmer, and UV Lighting: overhead fluorescent Lighting Cycle: 8am-10pm Water Changes: 10% weekly Size at Transfer: .25"-.5" Age at Transfer: 30dph Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: otohime B2, NLS Grow, crushed HUFA flake Feeding Schedule: every 4 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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Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Stripe Variant)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 7:18 AM
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Male with eggs: Female, eggs are the blurry mass in the background: Male: P. biaculeatus larvae, 4dph:
Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Stripe Variant)
Sunday, February 26, 2012 9:39 AM
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11dph (after meta) Approx. 5 months old (cell phone shot)
Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Stripe Variant)
Sunday, February 26, 2012 9:41 AM
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We maybe get 10 or so a batch that have "goldflakes" (customer photo)
Jonathan Foster FishEye Aquaculture
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