Breeding Journal, Species: Hemiscyllium ocellatum

General
Species:  Hemiscyllium ocellatum
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Male: 38in Female: 30 in
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  Female September 2011, Male: November 2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  2,300 Gal
Substrate Details: shallow sand bed
Filtration Details:  sand filter
Water Changes:  25% monthly
Water Temperature:  76 F
Lighting: fluorescent shop lights
Lighting Cycle:  12 hr
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Regal Tang, batfish, cortez ray

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  frozen: shrimp, krill, silversides
Feeding Schedule: Mon, Wed, Fri

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  12/7/12
Spawn Time of Day:  late night
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 12/21/12
Courtship Details:  First, the male grabs the females pectoral fin, and drags the the female around. The male then flips the female over, inserting a single clasper. See attached video
Egg Size:  approx 3 in
Egg Color:  dark green
Egg Count:  1

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Well, this is not your run-of-the-mill breeding thread.  Very interesting!

The music in the video is awesome.  This a cool thread!  I will be interested to see how this goes for you.

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

lol thanks. I've read that only about 30% of their eggs are viable. I'll candle them sometime this week and try to get some pics up. 

One of the fellows up here hatched one...It's about 3 months old now.  It's already eaten one of his clowns.  Oh well,, that's life, i guess.

Awesome! The baby epaulettes are very cute haha. Did he document it anywhere? I haven't found any reports/forum posts on the mbi site.

I'm sorry. I misspoke.  His was a bamboo cat shark.  Here is a linkhttp://www.reefescape.ca/....php?t=7873&page=4
 
 

double post

We candled the first two eggs, but unfortunately they were empty. We now have two more that look significantly larger. pics to come.
 
The Des Moines Register also did an article about our shark breeding endeavor.
http://www.desmoinesregis...r-their-pair?Frontpage