Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Stenopus hispidus
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: 3" and 2" (body/tail length)
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 15 Feb 2014
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Breeding setup approx 1000L total. Tank 380x610x390mm 67L 17.5US Gal
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Skimmer, UV, Macro Algae, Live Rock
Water Changes: 100L Fortnight
Water Temperature: 27C
Lighting: Power Compact
Lighting Cycle: 7am to 7:45pm
Other Tank Inhabitants: Amphiprion frenatus pair
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Spectrum Thera A+, Spectrum Salt H20 flakes, Enriched Brine Shrimp, Marine Green, Home Made Mash (prawn, pipi clam, white bait, squid, garlic, norrie etc). Occasional live brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: Morning and night. Pellets followed 10 minutes later with frozen food.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 2/21/2014
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 3/18/2014, 09/23/2014 (hatch report spawn)
Courtship Details: not seen
Egg Size: 0.25-0.5mm
Egg Color: green
Egg Count: many, 1000+
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 10/8/2014
Hatch Time of Day: 10pm
# Days after Spawn: 15
Larvae Description: Small white fry approx 1-2mm long. To the eye they look like and arrow head with a slender tail. Bend their tails to kick along backwards, or swim forwards using legs.
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 27c
Size of Larval Tank: 7L kressel (jellyfish tank)
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: Heater
Filtration Details: water change and air line
Lighting: LED
Lighting Cycle: 24 hour (first 72 hours), 7am to 7:45pm after that.
Water Changes: variable
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Rotifers raised on Reed Rotifer Diet. Greenwater acheived by tinting the water with Reed Nannocholoropsis, about 2ml, and 1ml of AmGuard for ammonia control daily. Newly hatched Brine Shrimp
Feeding Schedule: morning, afternoon and night
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: Additional Spawns:
S = Date of Spawn
H = Date of Hatch
2015/09/21 S
2015/10/21 H
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