Breeding Journal, Species: [Synchiropus picturatus]

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

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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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Female: (picture from original owner) 

 
 
Male:

Forgot to post, on the 9th of April, they spawned and i got  a bad pic of eggs:

Tried to incubate them but didn't hatch, havnt seen eggs since but female has been gravid a few times.

good start , you're on the way
 
 

tu quoqué mi filii ........argggghh !!

watched a neat little mating dance last night. hope for a spawn soon, female is fat too