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: Stenopus scutellatus
Social Structure: Mated pair
Size of Individuals: ~2 inches, perhaps slightly less
Age of Individuals: Unknown, wild caught
Date added to Tank: Early November 2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 5.5 gallon
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Sponge filter
Water Changes: As needed, not regular
Water Temperature: ~80F
Lighting: CFL clamp light
Lighting Cycle: 6 AM to 9 PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Four M. sculptus
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Hikari mysis, live enriched brine, nhbbs, frozen mash, pellets
Feeding Schedule: Two or more times a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Before purchase, 11-24-13 was the first spawn after purchase
Spawn Time of Day: Around lights out, or after. Female molted shortly before lights out
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 12-8-2013
Courtship Details: None noted
Egg Size: Not measured
Egg Color: Green, turn to silvery white with noticeable eye spots a couple days before hatch
Egg Count: Not counted
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 11-13-2013, 12-23-2013
Hatch Time of Day: After lights out
# Days after Spawn: Usually ~15 days
Larvae Description: Small, clear, long rostrum and also have a weird pointy appendage coming off their back
Larval Tank Details Temperature: ~80 F
Size of Larval Tank: 17 gallon BRT
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: None (water changes and live phyto)
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6 AM to 9 PM
Water Changes: As needed
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: nhbbs
Feeding Schedule: constant
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: Size of Grow-Out Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Size at Transfer: Age at Transfer: Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Additional Information (No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please) Miscellaneous Information: You will be required to provide photographic evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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