Breeding Journal, Species: [Pterapogon kauderni]

General
Species: Pterapogon kauderni 
Social Structure:  pair
Size of Individuals: 7-8 cm 
Age of Individuals: roughly 17-18 months 
Date added to Tank: 13.09.2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 33x42x40 cm ( 55 liters), part of 120 liters system 
Substrate Details: no , bare bottom 
Filtration Details: sump
Water Changes: 20 liters every week 
Water Temperature: 27^o C 
Lighting: 18 W T8 lamp 
Lighting Cycle: 15 hour
Other Tank Inhabitants:  none

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: homemade food, frozen misis, artemia and krill  
Feeding Schedule: many times during the day in small portions 

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 21.10.2012
Spawn Time of Day:  afternoon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 13.11.2012, 13.12.2012, 5.01.2013, 11.02.2013, 10.03.2013, 15.4.2013 , 14.05.2013 , 18.06.2013 (the same day the male died - stewed with eggs)
Courtship Details:  quivering or dancing one day prior to spawn
Egg Size:  2-3 mm
Egg Color: dull white to beige, i'm not sure 
Egg Count:  n/a

Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 30.01.2013
Hatch Time of Day: one hour after switching off the  lights
# Days after Spawn: 25
Larvae Description:    mini replicas of parents
Consecutive Hatch Dates:     


Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 27^o C 
Size of Larval Tank: 33x42x40 cm (55 liters) 
Substrate Details: bare bottom 
Other Tank Decor: artificial hedgehog 
Filtration Details:  central sump
Lighting:  18 W T8 lamp
Lighting Cycle: 15 hour 
Water Changes: 20 liter every week 

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  live bbs
Feeding Schedule:  6-7x a day in small amounts

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  31.01.2013
Days after Hatch: 1
Date of Settlement End: 31.01.2013
Description of Fry: 7-8 мм, 2-3 мм diameter of body, exact replica of the parents 

Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature: 27
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 33x42x40 cm (55 liters) 
Substrate Details:  no substrate
Other Tank Decor:  no decor
Filtration Details: central sump 
Lighting: 18 W T8 lamp  
Lighting Cycle: 15 hour 
Water Changes: 20 liter every week
Size at Transfer:  5-7 mm
Age at Transfer: 1 day 

Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:   bbs - enriched with phyto , frozen cyclops and home made food
Feeding Schedule: 1-4 weeks 6-7 times a day, 5-6 weeks 4-5 times a day, 7-8 weeks 3 times 

Additional Information

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This is the pair (15 days after arrival):

The water in which they were traveling was 18^o C
37 days after arrival was the first mating.
 
 
 

5.01.2013 spawn - 15.45 pm
This is a video of the previous mating (13.12.2012):

father with baby (22nd day):

 
27.01.2013 - male spat about 40 babies (+/- 2 or 3 ) one hour after switching off the lights.
Here are the next morning:

 
 

your lucky i have had about 6 for a year and they wont give me a pair to play with there in a 40b i had them in a ten gal bare bottom idk what im doing wrong but thats cool babys look real nice

Babies 10 days:
 

 
Feed them with bbs enriched with live phyto - T-Iso, Tet and Nanno.
 
 

Yesterday (11.02.2013  , 15.55 PM) male again hold eggs. This is a picture of the egg transfer:

 

Mine seems to hold eggs for 2 days and then aborts.  Don't know what I need to change...  Congrats on yours!

 
Thanks nrbelk, your males may be young.
 
The last time the men spit eggs on the 7th day.
Today afternoon again mate.

My first babies of 62 days:

These are the new baby (now only two) - 1.04.2013

Male (23 days):

At night male spat all babies. This morning I counted a total of 35 babies (+/- 3-4):

 
 

Two babies died - swimming strange and not eating.
The first baby died on the fifth day, and second baby the next day.

All other well and grow for hours.
Tonight pair again ready for spawning.
 

Yesterday (21 days) male spat 12 babies.

The weather is warm and the temperature in the tank is 30 degrees.
I have five or six babies who swim quite strange - gustily, with their heads up. Does anyone have any idea what is the reason?
 
 

This morning male spat about 40 babies (on the 25th day of incubation). It was incredible!!! He deserves a medal .
Again, there are some babies who swim odd. I dont know what is the reason.
 

That is great! 

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Bad news. Male died . On 18.06.2013 male hold eggs and the same day died - stewed with eggs.
Was posthumously awarded.
Today, female cast eggs alone. Now 6-7 hours is swallowed eggs - behaves as a male. This normal? Someone watching something similar?
I made ​​a video:

I had problems with uploading . The video has been added