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: Synchiropus picturatus Social Structure: Male / Female
Size of Individuals: Male: ~2" / Female ~1.5"
Age of Individuals: Unknown Date added to Tank: Female: 9th of feb Male 2014 : 16th feb 2014
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 24" x 12" x 12", 290 gallon system
Substrate Details: 1/2 inch coral sand
Filtration Details: Protein Skimmer, Refugium, carbon, filter floss
Water Changes: 25% weekly
Water Temperature: 26 degrees Celsius
Lighting: 109w auto dim LED
Lighting Cycle: 8-7 +moonlight Other Tank Inhabitants: bristleworms, britlestars, macro algaes
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen mysid, frozen krill, frozen copepods, frozen crab larvae (all locally caught) & NHBBS
Feeding Schedule: 7am, 4pm, 7pm
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 9th of April 2014
Spawn Time of Day: -
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: - Courtship Details: -
Egg Size: ~1mm
Egg Color: see through
Egg Count: ~20 Hatch Details Hatch Date: -
Hatch Time of Day: - # Days after Spawn: -
Larvae Description: -
Consecutive Hatch Dates: -
Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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: Pair get on very well together, no fighting whatsoever, no know spawns yet, female looking gravid. She is an ex breeder who lost her old male in other persons tank.
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