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: Mated Pair
Size of Individuals: ~1"
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 6/25/2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 29g
Substrate Details: Crushed Coral
Filtration Details: Wet/Dry
Water Changes: Once a month
Water Temperature: 78ºF
Lighting: CF
Lighting Cycle: 11 hrs per day
Other Tank Inhabitants: Macroalgae, sponges, peppermint shrimp
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Home made green food (frozen mix of seafoods, greens, and several other additives), frozen brine shrimp, mysis, cyclops, live tigger pods
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day or more
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 7/19/13
Spawn Time of Day: Night
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 02/13/14
Courtship Details: Female dances around male
Egg Size: ~5mm
Egg Color: Pink/orange
Egg Count: 5
Hatch Details (2/13/14 spawn) Hatch Date: 3/11/14 fry stripped from male
Hatch Time of Day: Male stripped in afternoon
# Days after Spawn: 26 (day of spawn = day 0)
Larvae Description: Mini adults with black and white lines. Fully formed eyes and functional mouth. A few have not developed their swim bladders yet.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78ºF
Size of Larval Tank: Breeder basket inside Broodstock tank
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Fake urchin
Filtration Details: Wet/dry (Broodstock tank's filtration)
Lighting: Compact Fluorescent
Lighting Cycle: 11 hours a day
Water Changes: Every few months
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Live enriched baby brine shrimp. Enriched with RotiGreen-Omega. Live tigger pods starting on day 6.
Feeding Schedule: Brine shrimp 7+ times a day via automatic feeder. Tigger pods once per day.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 3/11/14 (already settled when stripped)
Days after Hatch: 0
Date of Settlement End: 3/11/14
Description of Fry: Mini adults with black and white lines. Fully formed eyes and functional mouth. A few have not developed their swim bladders yet.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78ºF
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20g
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Fake zip-tie urchins
Filtration Details: Fluval C2 Hang on Back filter and Reef Octopus BH1000 Skimmer
Lighting: Low power LED strips (normally used for under cabinet lighting)
Lighting Cycle: 14 hours per day
Water Changes: Every other week
Size at Transfer: About the size of a quarter
Age at Transfer: 57-60 days
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen cyclops and brine shrimp and live tigger pods
Feeding Schedule: No less than twice a day
Additional Information Miscellaneous Information: This pair is captive bred from a colony of over 100 individuals which has been breeding for over 5 years. It is unknown how old these individuals are.
I have already submitted and attained spawn and hatch reports for my old bangaii cardinal fish a few years ago in a different journal. This journal will only have reports coming after hatch.
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