Breeding Journal, Species: [Hypleurochilus geminatus (Crested Blenny) ]

General
Species:  Hypleurochilus geminatus (Crested Blenny)
Social Structure:  1male 1female
Size of Individuals:  male 2"  female 2.5"
Age of Individuals:  both 11months old
Date added to Tank: Dec. 1 2012

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  30g
Substrate Details: none
Filtration Details:  sump with skimmer
Water Changes: every month 
Water Temperature: 80
Lighting: 18w power compact
Lighting Cycle:  12hrs
Other Tank Inhabitants: Clownfish

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: NLS pellet 
Feeding Schedule:  2 times a day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: 1/15/2013, 3/7/2014, 5/6/2014
Spawn Time of Day: noon
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  dont know
Courtship Details: male and female together at spwning spot
Egg Size:  1mm
Egg Color: gray
Egg Count:  400-500

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  3/14/2014, 5/12/2014
Hatch Time of Day:  Night  
# Days after Spawn:  7
Larvae Description:  clear silver with eyes and mouth
Consecutive Hatch Dates:   10-15 days   

Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80
Size of Larval Tank:  10g black round tub
Substrate Details:  bare bottom
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details: none
Lighting:  15w fluorescent
Lighting Cycle:  24hrs
Water Changes: none 

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  S rotifesr with green water
Feeding Schedule:  add rotifers every morning

Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:  3-30-2014
Days after Hatch:  16
Date of Settlement End:  4-3-2014
Description of Fry:  very small fish that look kinda like the parents but less color.

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Additional Information

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You forgot to [INSERT SPECIES NAME].

-Adam

Thanks Matt Pedersen for finding out the name of this species.
 
This is my F1 crested blenny spawning.
[video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vl_Xnbz5vo [/video]
 
Here is the thread how I raised F1:
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=70985
 

Awesome!

I have always liked this species of blenny. Good luck with all of your efforts.

Male:

 
Female:

 
Both:

Very nice!

Finally after 1 year and 2 months of their first spawn, I have time to raise a batch.   Hatched on 3/14/2014.

  https://www.youtube.com/w...A&feature=youtu.be

 

Day 4 and they are almost the same size of a 1day old Ocellaris clownfish
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVb6OJMUXy4
 

A better video i just made.
https://www.youtube.com/w...8&feature=youtu.be
 
 

 


 

Day 12 and they grew to 6mmfrom head to tail.
 

 

 

 

very good pictures and videos of these larvae.  great job.

Day 16.
Meta????

 

 

very nice

How are they doing now Mike?

Been so busy going out of town last month, i didnt have time to take much picture of them.
Anyway, they have been growing a lot. Just took a few pics of them.
Day 50.

 

 

 

They're huge!  This is awesome  Are you going to continue working with this species?

 
LOL. they are not huge. Ruler in pic is in CM.
 
I dont think anyone wants to keep or buy this species, I just raise them just to claim Iam the first to raise this species.

They are too huge.  For less than 60 days post settlement?  They seem pretty big to me!  Especially if you think about clownfish which seem to take FOREVER to grow sometimes.  Dottybacks (and apparently blennies!) seem to grow much faster

Here is the F1 i raised in 2012 at day 47. They are the same size.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlkzsIjjDW4

F1 raised in 2012 at Day 41.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJXaK-v9gZ4

Spawn---5/6/2014

 

 
Hatch---5/12/2014
Day 1 pictures in MM ruler

 


 

 

 
 
 

Batch 3/7/2014 are growing and doing good.
Batch 5/6/2014
**Day6**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

Just got this toy in today for my galaxy note 3. Hope will get better pics when i get use to it.
Day7

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

That's pretty cool!

http://www.fishtalpropagations.com/#!home/mainPage
"Making captive breeding easier."

Thanks but sad because i kill this 1.
Hope i can figure out how to take picture without kill them with this scope.

Day 8 and many of them like to hang out in the pvc pipe hunting for S rotifers.
HD video
[video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIojL9XaRF8 [/video]
Can someone tell me how to show video in this post without going to youtube? I did use youtube link box above but doesnt work.

That scope looks awesome...i have a note 3 as well...might have to give it a try.  Sorry the little dude had to take one for the team.
 
I have the same trouble with vids.  I did get a few to work when i copied them from another forum

-Rob

mrcobscorals.com

That scope looks awesome...i have a note 3 as well...might have to give it a try.  Sorry the little dude had to take one for the team.
 
I have the same trouble with vids.  I did get a few to work when i copied them from another forum

-Rob

mrcobscorals.com

Batch 5/6/2014
Day11
 

 

 
Tummy pic.

 
Left and right side pics

 

 
 

Here they are at 6months and 4months mixed together. Only 6 left though and the rest of other batches RIP because I traveled and didn't have time to care for them. Another batch just hatched 2 days ago. Will see if I have time to raise this batch.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7xyF2AK1o&feature=youtu.be

Hi Mike;
I wish I'd seen your journal earlier but I haven't been on here for quite some time. lol. I took interest in your journal cause I've had a pair of spawning Midas Blennies which I I could not keep the Larvae alive past 8 dph. I have a journal on here you could look up and see the different methods I tried. I even tried with S-type (rotundiformis) Rotifers like you used. Did you try regular sized rotifers first? I am pretty new to fish breeding having succeeded only with neon gobies (oceanops). I have a local friend that breeds clownfish with lots of experience and  plentiful cultures of phyto and varied first foods. Even he gave my Midas Blennie larvae a shot with the same result, gradual deaths till day 8 when only a dozen or so are left. Very little growth and development observed. Are you using any broodstock tank water in the 10 gal larval tub? Your help is greatly appreciated.
 
Richard.
 

So...we have to do some updating here, as earlier this year DNA testing properly identified this species as the Feather Duster Blenny, Hypleurochilus multifilis


- http://www.fishbase.org/s...filis&lang=English
 
So the reports filed as Crested Blenny need to be updated by us for starters.  Since I personally know Mike has done this species backwards and forwards through multiple generations, it will also go into our system as an accomplished species, but also, if Mike is able to file the remaining settlement and 60 days post settlement reports, he is entitled to a species first recognition.