Breeding Journal, Species: Gobiodon Citrinus (Citron Clown Gobie)

General
Species:  Gobiodon Citrinus (Citron Clown Gobie)
Social Structure: Single Male Single Female 
Size of Individuals:  2 inches 
Age of Individuals:  2-3 years
Date added to Tank: May 1, 2012 

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: Half of a 10 gallon tank that is part of a 100 gallon central system.
Substrate Details:  Bare bottom with 1.5" PVC couplers and a plastic decoration 
Filtration Details:   4 gallons of bioballs, 50 lbs of LR, PSK 150 Protein skimmer, 25 watt UV, carbon. 
Water Changes: 20 gallons every 2 weeks 
Water Temperature: 80
Lighting:  4' 32 watt Flourescent bulb 
Lighting Cycle: 14 on 10 off. 
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Single Neon Gobie 

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: Blended mix of table shrimp, swordfish, mussel, clam, squid, red and green aglae, brine shrimp, gel krill, Garlic xtreme, Kent Zoe and Zoecon. 
Feeding Schedule:  2 x a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:   June 5, 2012 
Spawn Time of Day:  Unknown not witnessed 
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Seems like about every 8 days 
Courtship Details:  Not seen
Egg Size: Very tiny compared to clownfish eggs 
Egg Color: Light yellow at first then darken over 4-5 days. 
Egg Count: Estimate 300 minimum.  They seem to like the top of an 1.5' PVC coupler. 

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I obtained this pair from a tank teardown and they were spawning in that tank.  I was told they could be 3+ years old and I don't know how long lived they are.  I need to find a source for SS or S rotifers but I am always open to other options if any exist.  These egss are sure tiny!
 

Mine always hatched on the night of the 4th day. Good luck! (I'd go with copepods. )
 
Edit: Sorry. I meant to give you my link: http://www.marinebreeder.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=182&t=5432

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

Nice pictures!  So these guys will be a challenge to raise......  I see by the journals here only a couple people have worked with them.  You mention A. Tonsa, that is the copepod species?  Where did you obtain a culture and do you need to raise them on live phyto?  I have been using the pastes from Reed for my rots. 

Absolutely. But I didn't have any copepods at the time to try so I never really gave it a good shot.
 
You can buy starters of several copepod species now from all kinds of places: http://www.marinedepot.com/Liquid_Fish_Coral_Live_Food-FIFDLILV-ct.html. I would likely try Apocyclops right now because I have them, but there are far more options these days. I can raise Apocyclops on an easy dinoflagellate that I feed algae pastes to.
 
I've tried using the dinoflagellate to culture Parvocalanus, but no dice. The adults live fine on it, but the naups are too small to eat the dino. Sad, as that copepod is one I would love to have in culture.

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886