Breeding Journal, Species: Assessor macneilli (Blue Assessor)

General
Species:  Assessor macneilli
Social Structure:  mated pair
Size of Individuals:  male 3 inches female 2.5 inches
Age of Individuals: unknown 
Date added to Tank:  June? 2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  13 gallons
Substrate Details:  black caribsea aragalive
Filtration Details:  Sump- filter sock, live rock, deep sand bed, skimmer, bio-pellet react
Water Changes:  Twice a week
Water Temperature:  80.1
Lighting:  Vho
Lighting Cycle: on at 9am- off at 10pm / updated 8 am- 10pm
Other Tank Inhabitants:  mated pair of Percula clowns/ updated- pair of saddleback clowns

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Thera A pellets, mostly homemade frozen food blend.
Feeding Schedule:  two to three times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  unknown until further notice / sometime between march 30th and april 4th
Spawn Time of Day:  unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  10/27ish/12, 4/2ish/14
Courtship Details:  none noted
Egg Size:  not known at this time
Egg Color:  unknown at this time
Egg Count: unknown at this time 

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Additional Information

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Miscellaneous Information:  Had the pair for several months. was taking pictures the other day and noticed the male has not come out to eat in about a week, pulled out the hiding tubes, took some pictures and looked closely to see the males mouth pouch full.



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picture of the pair taken 10/27/12

Male is holding eggs again! I noticed about three days ago. Going to get pictures.

just went to take pictures and the male freaked and spit out the egg mass. i sucked them into a water bottle real quick, looks like i need some help in egg incubating!

Good luck! I really like these fish. I wish I could find decent broodstock.

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