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Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 12:04 PM
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Breeding Journal DataSheet This first post should be updated regularly to include new information as events take place or changes are made to your system General Species: Pterapogon kauderni Social Structure: Size of Individuals: approx 2-2.25" each Age of Individuals: 18 months Date added to Tank: 18 months ago Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 12 US gallon Substrate Details: aragonite sand base, small amount live rock Filtration Details: Red Sea Prizm Pro with GAC Water Changes: 20-25% monthly Water Temperature: 79 degrees F Lighting: 19 watt CFL, 5000K Lighting Cycle: Lights on 0900-2100 Other Tank Inhabitants: peppermint shrimp pair Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: mysis and enriched adult brine (both frozen) Feeding Schedule: once daily (early evening) until full Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 1/22/2013 Spawn Time of Day: unknown Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 4/6/2013(?), 6/9/13, 7/22/13, 9/9/13! 10/31/13, 12/8/13, 12/28/13, 2/7/14, 3/25/14, 4/23/14 Courtship Details: none witnessed Egg Size: approx 2mm Egg Color: grayish when finally glimpsed (day 20 of holding) Egg Count: unknown Hatch Details Hatch Date: 2/19/2013 Hatch Time of Day: pre-dawn # Days after Spawn: 29 Larvae Description: 6mm replica of adult Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: 79 degrees F Size of Larval Tank: 2 gallon kreisel Substrate Details: bare bottom Other Tank Decor: plastic plant Filtration Details: rigid airline bubbling enough to keep water circulating Lighting: indirect light from adjacent frag tank (led) Lighting Cycle: on 0900, off 2100 Water Changes: approx 50% every other day with ASW from main display tank Larval Feeding Details Food Types: BBS, enriched with phyto and selcon Feeding Schedule: twice daily Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 2/19/2013 Days after Hatch: same day Date of Settlement End: 2/19/13 Description of Fry: tiny replica of adult Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 79 degrees F Size of Grow-Out Tank: 2 gallon kreisel Substrate Details: bare bottom Other Tank Decor: fake sea urchin Filtration Details: rigid airline bubbling for sirculation Lighting: indirect light from adjacent frag tank (led) Lighting Cycle: on 0900-2100 Water Changes: 50% every other day with ASW from main tank Size at Transfer: 5-6mm Age at Transfer: 1 day Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: enriched bbs, and introducing finely diced mysis Feeding Schedule: once daily (bbs remain in tank circulating all day) Additional Information This pair was raised from 3 or 4 day old fry that I got from a friend, and was lucky enough to get a male & female from the deal! They have lived their entire lives in the current broodstock tank. (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.
<message edited by Lrood on Monday, May 5, 2014 8:09 PM>
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 12:20 PM
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First time spawning for this pair. These 2 were given to me at age of 3-4 days old by a friend, raised in this current tank. By chance I appear to have raised a male & female! A short video and lousy picture of the male holding are below. He really gets nervous when I try to get close to the tank with my camera. The video is approx day 6 holding, the picture is day 12. His full mouth is best appreciated in his reflection to the left. Today is day 15 of incubation.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Thursday, February 7, 2013 10:12 AM
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The male is still holding, spending his days facing the back of the tank. Female hangs near him, but eats well. I built a fake urchin yesterday with epoxy putty and weed eater nylon string, and have it "curing" in the sump of my main reef tank. I'll be putting it in the brood tank in a couple of days.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:02 PM
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Today is day 24 of incubation. The male stays constantly at the back of the tank near the fake urchin, with his tail to me. Hopefully will see some babies in the urchin within the next week!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:11 PM
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Good to see. The more captive Banggais the better!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:55 AM
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At day 29, checked the tank and the male looked like his mouth was empty. I was totally disappointed, then found a lone baby hiding beside the heater. He is now in the kreisel with bbs. Amazing how finding a single baby elated me! I post pics later today.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:59 PM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Monday, February 25, 2013 12:14 PM
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Little thing is growing fast, already probably 10-11mm. Seven days old today.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Saturday, April 6, 2013 8:01 PM
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Just got back from a week in Germany today to find the male holding eggs again. Could have spawnd anywhere between 3/30 & today. The juvenile from the first spawning continues to well, 7-8 weeks old now, and eating finely chopped frozen mysis.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Monday, April 22, 2013 8:07 PM
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This is day 63 DPS for this lone baby from the first spawning by my pair. It is about 20-21 mm in length now, big appetite for most anything I feed it. I still have it in the 2 gallon kreisel, but have added a small piece of live rock, a clump of chaeto, and a snail. Here is a very short video...
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Monday, April 22, 2013 8:42 PM
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So cute!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Sunday, June 9, 2013 3:51 PM
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The pair just spawned again today, sometime between 1 & 2 PM. They have grown substantially since the first spawn, so I hope the male holds more this time. He has been eating like a true hog the past week, and has a good belly on him at this time. He didn't hold the last spawn more than a few days, but I had been on vacation during that time so he didn't get fattened up much.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:11 AM
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Got any pics of your kreisel? Would love to see a whole picture as to what he's in.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 9:56 AM
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Here's a short video of the setup, at the time containing peppermint shrimp larvae. With the banggai, also had the "fake urchin" in it.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 10:24 AM
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Is that literally just a bubbler on one side of the bowl? I can do that! lol! -do correct me if I am wrong. It seems people always explain it as more complicated than that so I have been deterred up till now!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Monday, August 5, 2013 10:10 AM
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Day 14 holding of the current spawn. Male looks pretty thin. I don't think he got a chance to put on much weight between spawns this time. I will be surprised if he holds any to release.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Monday, August 5, 2013 11:15 AM
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You should strip him of the eggs. At this point you should easily be able to incubate them successfully. Keep up the good work.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Monday, August 5, 2013 12:49 PM
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oh yeah at day 14 most of the tough work is done for you! I'd say try and get him to day 18 if you can, then strip him. At day 18 they barely have a day or so left in the egg, and usually will begin to 'unravel' from their crunched egg position...and just carry their sac. Wouldn't be tough at all then! Then separate that male and fatten him up!!!!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Sunday, August 18, 2013 2:05 PM
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The male has held to term, and may still have a couple in his mouth (still has the plumb chin). I found one fry in the tank 8/17, and 4 more this morning. Here's a short video of them sharing quarters with month old peppermint shrimp that are in the process of settling (about 50% have settled to become tiny shrimplets!). http://www.youtube.com/wa...e=youtube_gdata_player
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Sunday, August 18, 2013 4:08 PM
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looks good!
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