Breeding Journal, Species: Labroides dimidiatus (Blue streak cleaner wrasse)

General
Species:  Labroides dimidiatus (Blue streak cleaner wrasse)
Social Structure:  Protogynous hermaphrodites
Size of Individuals:  ~4 inches
Age of Individuals:  unknown (wild caught)
Date added to Tank:  a couple of months before 5/12/2009

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  480 gallons
Substrate Details:  Sand
Filtration Details:  At the time, I was running skimmers. I just use algae and water changes now.
Water Changes:  ~10%/month
Water Temperature:  81° F
Lighting:  Metal halides
Lighting Cycle:  12 hours on/off
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Tangs, colony of grammas, blennies, clowns, blue chromis, snails

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  A mash of homemade food. I aim to make it as good as Rod's but I doubt I get that good.
Feeding Schedule:  At the time of the spawns, 3-4 times/day. I feed 2x/day now.

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  5/11/2009
Spawn Time of Day:  ~8 p.m.
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  Every day. Before I lost the male, the pair eventually started spawning 2x and then 3x daily.
Courtship Details:  The pair spin around each other until they finally decide to make a dash for the surface, releasing gametes at the end.
Egg Size:  Very small. I think I caught one egg (dang tank isn't good for it, really). It was about 500 microns.
Egg Color:  Clear.
Egg Count:  Unknown.

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--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

In honor of the awesome success of Bali Aquarich (http://reefbuilders.com/2013/07/25/captive-bred-cleaner-wrasse/) raising these beauties and their subsequent placement in the MBI database, I thought I would dust off some old videos and share them here:
 
Courtship:

 
Spawning (sorry about the sound):

 
A longer courtship/spawning video:

 
There are a few more videos on my YouTube channel, but you all get the picture.
 
Eventually, the male was a little too vigorous and wound up jumping from the tank. He got caught in one of the access doors and I couldn't get to him for quite some time. He lived on, but was never quite the same. He got to the point that he could no longer dominate the female and she eventually killed him, unfortunately. She's still doing quite well in my system, almost 5 years in my care at this point.
 
So that's my story. Obviously raising them is possible. I do hope that it will eventually become commonplace. If anyone has any questions, I would love to help.
 

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

I guess it should be that I've had the female 4 years in my care now. Math is hard.

--Andy, the bucket man.
"Not to know the mandolin is to argue oneself unknown...." --Clara Lanza, 1886

I figure it ought to be that I've had the female 4 years in my forethought now. Math is hard.
 
 
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