Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Priolepis hipoliti (Rusty Goby)
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: ~1 inch
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 10-29-2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Mesh breeder basket in a 40g "breeder" on a 200+ gallon system
Substrate Details: None in the basket
Filtration Details: Live sand, live rock, protein skimmer, bioballs
Water Changes: Infrequently
Water Temperature: ~80F
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 9PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: None in the breeder basket
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Live blackworms, Hikari mysis, frozen mash
Feeding Schedule: Two or more times a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 1-16-2014
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown, sometime between 7AM and 5PM
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 1-21-2014
Courtship Details: Not witnessed
Egg Size: Very small, ~0.5mm, maybe less
Egg Color: clearish yellow at first
Egg Count: Not counted, but at least 300
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 1-15-2014 from spawn of unknown date (I wasn't checking for eggs before I caught the larvae)
Hatch Time of Day: Very shortly after lights out
# Days after Spawn: 5th night after spawn
Larvae Description: Very small at ~2mm, pigmented, likely attracted to light since they were caught in a larval snagger otherwise by dumb luck hundreds ended up in the snagger (also very possible)
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 1-20-2014
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 80F
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallon
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Heater and airstone
Filtration Details: Live phyto
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6AM to 9PM
Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Gymnodinium, Heterocapsa triquetra dinoflagellates
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 or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program.
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