Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Premnas biaculeatus (Gold Stripe variety)
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: female 5", male 2.5"
Age of Individuals: 3 1/2 years
Date added to Tank: April 2012
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 165g
Substrate Details: Fiji Pink 3"
Filtration Details: 40g sump with skimmer and GFO/Carbon reactor
Water Changes: 20g every two weeks
Water Temperature: 79 degrees
Lighting: 3 Reefbreeder 120w LED's
Lighting Cycle: 7:30am sunrise, peak at 1:30pm, sunset at 7:30pm, moon lights till midnight
Other Tank Inhabitants: Two Yellow tangs, purple tang, Sailfin tang, Blue Hippo tang, Mystery wrasse, Yellow Corris Wrasse, 7 Blue Green Damsels, Chalk Basslet, 2 Pajama Cardinals
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: New Life Spectrum Thera A, home made fish food, Julian Sprung's Sea Veggies, Green Sheet, 30 grams Feeding Schedule: twice a day pellet, once every other day meaty home made fish food, 1 a day 1 sheet of sea weed 30 grams
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 1/1/2013
Spawn Time of Day: unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 7/17/2013, 8/6/2013
Courtship Details: Unknown
Egg Size: 2-3mm length, 1mm round
Egg Color: orange
Egg Count: 200-250
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 8/12/2013
Hatch Time of Day: 10:30pm
# Days after Spawn: 6
Larvae Description: silver clearish, about 3mm long
Consecutive Hatch Dates: first successful hatch
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80 - 81.5 degrees F
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallon, half filled
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: some PVC and plastic pieces and Live rock for biofilter
Filtration Details: Above decor for biofilter and airstone (large) under heater for circulation of heat and gas exchange
Lighting: 9 w CFL
Lighting Cycle: 24/7
Water Changes: None so far (first 8 days)
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers (and T. californicus naupli and immature stages that pass through a 180 um screen but retained by a 53 um screen) fed RG+ first 5 days, addition of NHBBS on day 7, addition of TDO size A on day 6 (fed first once daily, second day twice daily and third day on (8th day post-hatch) multiple times per day) Also used rotigreen omega twice daily during the first 5 days at 0.75 to 1.5 ml/5 gallons tank water.
Feeding Schedule: As needed, usually 2-3 days per day during first 5 days, more frequent once TDO is fed.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Morning of Aug 20 first fry with white stripe across head. By late afternoon there were a total of 3 to 5 with the stripe.
Days after Hatch: 8
Date of Settlement End: Aug 24, 2013
Description of Fry: Fry seem to darken and lengthen just before settlement, then a light area develops in the sides close to the head, and this will meet in the middle to form the first head stripe.
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80.5
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 10 gallon larval tank (not moved)
Substrate Details: see above
Other Tank Decor: see above
Filtration Details: see above
Lighting: see above
Lighting Cycle: (still 24 hours/0)
Water Changes: none so far, one planned for tomorrow
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