Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: K. Rainfordi
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: femal 6cm male 5cm
Age of Individuals: Date added to Tank: june 2012
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 200 l
Substrate Details: fine sand, artificial Rock "Riffkeramik"
Filtration Details: protein scimmer
Water Changes: sometimes
Water Temperature: 25 C
Lighting: 2x39W 2x24W T5 flourescent tube
Lighting Cycle: 10 h on, 14 h off
Other Tank Inhabitants: A. ocellaris (darwin) S.nematoptera, S.yasha, a.flavissimus
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: pellets, flakes
Feeding Schedule: up to 4 times
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 06/10/2012
Spawn Time of Day: did not see
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 06/20/2012, 06/30/2012
Courtship Details: very "reserved" like their hole live, a little front-and-back swimming
Spawning in a cave built by the male under a rock. The male guards the eggs until hatch.
Egg Size: not possible to say,very small, packed in an egg mass like pseudochromis
Egg Color: grey
Egg Count: not possible
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 06/13/2012
Hatch Time of Day: 1h after the light went out
# Days after Spawn: third night after spawn
Larvae Description: small, 2mm, thin, tiny Eyedistance, full developed, littel yolksack
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 06/23/2012 , 07/03/2012
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 25 C
Size of Larval Tank: 20l 25cm x 25cm x 35 cm, second run in a BRT 5 l
Substrate Details: no substrate
Other Tank Decor: no
Filtration Details: no filtration, but phytoplankton
Lighting: 8 w flourecent tube daylight
Lighting Cycle: 24h
Water Changes: not yet
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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 Larvea caught with a pitcher (0,5 l) and a torch (the larvae are atracted to light)
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