Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Social Structure: Mated pair
Size of Individuals: 2"
Age of Individuals: Unknown. Purchased as wild caught adults 5/2013 from Saltwater Paradise in Irving, TX
Date added to Tank: 5/18/2013
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 30g
Substrate Details: 1" sand, live rock Filtration Details: AIO tank w/Tunze 9004 skimmer, inTank media rack, filter pad, cheato, ClearFXPro, GFO in CPR nano reactor
Water Changes: 1.5g (5%) every other day
Water Temperature: 78F
Lighting: AI Hydra LED
Lighting Cycle: Complex program with different colors fading in at out at different times, with ramp up starting at 8am, peak lighting from 12:00pm to 7:00PM and ramping down to moon light a 9:30pm. AI lunar cycle and variable clouds in use.
Other Tank Inhabitants: Mated pair of Sea and Reef Wyoming White Ocellaris clowns, 2 emerald craps, 6 red tip hermit crabs, misc LPS and soft corals
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Thawed San Francisco Bay Mysis Shrimp
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day, spread out during peak lighting
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 6/2013 (exact date not logged)
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown- was not witnessed
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 8/2013, 12/2013, 1/24/2014, 2/21/2014
Courtship Details: Unknown- was not witnessed
Egg Size/Color/Count: Unknown- Mouth breeder and spawn was not witnessed, so the eggs were not seen. Evidence of their existence was the male's distended mouth, refusal to eat, and eventual release of settled juveniles.
Hatch Details Hatch Date: - Clutch 1: 2/18/2014 (4 released), 2/19/2014 (36 released)
- Clutch 2: 3/19/2014 (19 released), 3/20/2014 (23 released)
Hatch Time of Day: Dawn
# Days after Spawn: - Clutch 1: 4 released on day 25, 36 released on day 26
- Clutch 2: 19 released on day 26, 23 released on day 27
Larvae Description: look just like mini versions of adult
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 2
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78F
Size of Larval Tank: small breeding net inside 30g broodstock tank, changed to 5g tank for clutch 2
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: fake plant
Filtration, Lighting, Water Changes Details: See broodstock tank details
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Live Baby brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: 5 times/day
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 2/18/2014
Days after Hatch: Unknown (mouth breeder so hatch is not witnessed)
Date of Settlement End: 2/19/2014
Description of Fry: look just like mini versions of adult
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 5g Fluval Spec V, then moved to 15g at 18 dps
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: fake plants
Filtration Details: Filter pad
Lighting: stock LED
Lighting Cycle: 8am-9pm
Water Changes: 25%, every other day
Size at Transfer: 6-7mm
Age at Transfer: 1 day
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: BBS
Feeding Schedule: 5 times/day
Additional Information While the pair had mated 3 prior times over a 6 month period (noted by the male's refusal to eat), he only lasted about 10 days each time. On 1/25/2014, he once again began refusing food. On day 15, I realized he may make it this time, so I scrambled to get a breeding net ready and BBS hatcheries set up. At 5pm on 2/12/2014 (day 19), I started the first brine shrimp hatchery. At 5pm on 2/13/2014 (Day 20), I noted that the first BBS hatch was successful, started a second, and moved the male in to the breeding net. On 2/18/2014 (Day 25), 4 babies were released. On the morning of 2/19/2014 (Day 26), the remaining 36 were released. Over the 2 day release, 40 live fry in total were collected and moved to growout. Upon cleaning the breeders net, 1 dead fry was found.
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