Breeding Journal, Species: Stonogobiops Yasha

General
Species:  Stonogobiops Yasha
Social Structure:  male female pair
Size of Individuals:  1.5 inches
Age of Individuals:  unknow had been in store 4 months before i brought them
Date added to Tank:  August 2012
Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 
Substrate Details:  none
Filtration Details:  k1 media, apf 600,
Water Changes:  infrequent
Water Temperature: 
Lighting:  twin t5 4 ft lighting room not tank
Lighting Cycle:  10-23.00
Other Tank Inhabitants:  pistol shrimp

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  mysis, red plankton, brine, cyclops, marine mix all frozen, some pellets
Feeding Schedule:  3-4 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 
Spawn Time of Day: 
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details: 
Egg Size: 
Egg Color: 
Egg Count: 

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 
Hatch Time of Day: 
# Days after Spawn: 
Larvae Description:   
Consecutive Hatch Dates:     


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 
Size of Larval Tank: 
Substrate Details: 
Other Tank Decor: 
Filtration Details: 
Lighting: 
Lighting Cycle: 
Water Changes: 

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

(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.

 

 
 

Awesome shot!  I wish my yasha's would use the tubes.  They just sit and look at me from the top of em lol
 
Good luck!

My male (and female before I lost her) have decided that they really like an old conch shell that I put in.

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

I do wonder if the pipes are two open for a spawn

Also wondering what effect if any the pistol may have

I can't tell from the pics, does the male has black on the ventral fins?

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

Yes he does

Interesting.  I haven't been able to find one with black on its fins yet.  I've observed at least a dozen.  I've been trying to get a pair started as well.

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

In the shop I got these from there were two pairs, and they were being sold as pairs, both pairs had one with the dark spot, although it was way smaller in the pair I left at the shop. So while I belive it stands as a way of sexing them its a worth note that the dark spot may vary in size and darkness, I think I read that some one was saying it may go with age!

I just need them to spawn now, I'm really not sure the pipe is secret enough for them, just a gut feeling but I may try a different home for them!

Nice looking fish!

-Adam

Well I've moved these to part of a 700 ltr broodstock system so there now in a two ft tank.

Now I'm not sure but they may have spawned in there pipes, but if so the eggs are very scattered and attached to the tubes individualy,

Does any one have an links to pictures of a nest so I can compare?

Well doesn't look like it was a spawn.

But I'm really happy with how these guys are feeding, I know they can hide and eventually disappear in reefs, but these guys are out feeding without issue, looking to be putting on weight as well.

Guess its just a waiting game now

Congratulations. I'm still running the tank fallow, but I'm interested to get back to the gobies.

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

well I think im noticing some changes in these fish,  I can now visibly tell them apart the one with the dark spot on the fin, has taken a chunkier rounder appearance, with darker thicker markings,  the other is thiner with lighter markings,  not sure if this is a sign of them maturing,  is the male the one with the dark spot on its fin or the female?
 
ill try to get a pick if I can, to show what im talking about,  hope to see eggs soon

well ive bit the bullet and added a thin layer of sand to try to make it a bit more homely for them
 
I also have my eye on two identical fake rocks that should allow me to see any nests, not sure if I will get them yet, but considering it

well look what the shrimp did with the sand
 

Haha, yep them Pistol Shrimp are quite the bulldozers.
 
Have you seen this thread?  http://www.marinebreeder....b58174c5829d3a7e8b64a9

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

Yeah that is the thread so far!!

Shame about the pics, I can't make out the one of eggs and not quite sure how far he got!

Also his strain of rots confuses me, but then I guess that's not to hard ;-)

He shows a pic with all four of his rotifers including a size scale, so it really shouldn't be that that confusing.    Just measure yours.

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

mine are s strain, brachionus rotundiformis, never herd of the ones in that thread,  but being in the uk it really dosent surprise me!

Oh you are lucky, I haven't been able to locate a source for S-strain in Canada yet.  I've been watching your Yasha journal (and the other one) as I've been looking for a pair for several months, but could never find one with black on the pelvic fins.  I finally found an "assumed pair" yesterday. 

Don't let fear and common sense stop you! =]

Well I've had some interesting event!

They all got very secretive for a few days and I think there was an egg or two attached to the top of the pipe, but it might not have been



When this disappeared I noticed both were more actively feeding again

I also noticed the male spitting food into the pipe I think for the shrimp but possible the female

Female



Male



There easy to identify by there chin spots which really helps

I'm waiting for them to get all secretive on me again now!!

It all looks quite encouraging. I kind of have doubts that was an egg, but the rest of the behaviors say that it won't be long to me. Good luck!

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

Yeah I think your right I keep getting excited but I think it's some sort of hitchhiker but not anything I've seen in my reeding days

I'm tempted to remove the pipe for a clean but if I can just get a nest first there be a natural need to swap over the pipe work

Well the female is even bigger then the last pic, I'm just waiting for her to disappear then re appear with a smaller stomach, hopefully then the male will be hidden, this seems to be the pattern, although I'm right at the start of it and have so far not managed to confirm eggs yet

Also the pistol seems to time his blocking off of the pipes with eggs being present, I'm going to put up a separate post about this as I find it very interesting if he is somehow involved in the process