Breeding Journal, Species: Elacatinus figero

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matt1001
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Breeding Journal, Species: Elacatinus figero - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:31 PM
Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General
Species:  Elacatinus figero
Social Structure:  male female pair
Size of Individuals:  1 inch
Age of Individuals:  6month to a year (according to ora)
Date added to Tank:  june 2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  8.4 gallons, 32 litres part of broodstock system
Substrate Details:  none
Filtration Details:  k1 media, apf600, 60wt uv 
Water Changes:  infrequent
Water Temperature:  26c
Lighting:  t5 twin 4ft lighting room not tank
Lighting Cycle:  10-23.00
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen, mysis, brine, marine mix, red plankton, cyclops. astax pellet, nls pellet
Feeding Schedule:  3-4 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  not recorded as spawns were poor, amounts and did not last till hatch
Spawn Time of Day:  during the day
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 
Courtship Details:  not witnessed
Egg Size:  white
Egg Color:  1-2 mm
Egg Count: 

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 
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# Days after Spawn: 
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Larval Tank Details
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Larval Feeding Details
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Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start: 
Days after Hatch: 
Date of Settlement End: 
Description of Fry: 

Grow-Out Tank Details

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Additional Information

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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Elacatinus figero - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:41 PM

 

matt1001
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Elacatinus figero - Sunday, January 6, 2013 6:26 AM
well I lost one of these in the move,  so this journal will be on hold until I can find a replacement and pair them again!