Breeding Journal, Species: [Chrysiptera parasema]

General
Species:  Chrysiptera parasema
Social Structure:  Pair
Size of Individuals:  ~3"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  Around 8 to 10 months ago (Mid October to November of 2012)

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  10 Gallons
Substrate Details:  none
Filtration Details:  40g biological sump
Water Changes:  Around 10-15% every few weeks
Water Temperature:  81F
Lighting:  Two white t-5's
Lighting Cycle:  14 on, 10 off
Other Tank Inhabitants:  A few peppermint shrimp

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Frozen mix of enritched brine shrimp, redworms, and other various frozen foods
Feeding Schedule:  2-4 times per day

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  22 August, 2013
Spawn Time of Day:  Sometime at lights out
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Courtship Details:  None witnessed
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I am not really sure why I never put anything in this thread, but I guess I'll start now! So in August of 2013, in my teacher's tank we had noticed that his yellow-tailed damsels were acting odd. Then turns out they had spawned in his tank. We kept at it, trying to get the eggs away from the guys, but his tank had so much rock, the damsels had found just the right spot where we could not reach. We did manage to collect one batch, it only lasted 3 days on tisbe's. Fast forward to yesterday, his tank had crashed over Christmas break and he let me take all the fish home, which included his actively spawning pair. I now have them setup in a 10g in my breeding setup with some lysmata's. Hopefully soon I should be expecting eggs!

So, this morning I was feeding, and I noticed, what I believe, is pre-spawning behavior. The female was fanning a corner of the tank glass, and making sure the male was no where near it. Hopefully, some spawning will happen within a few days. Does this sound about right for pre-spawn? I'll try and post a video later.

Here is that video I promised, the behavior I'm talking about, fanning wise, happens around 2 minutes
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMWuavnz3SU