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•  Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens

  Author Message CaptCrash Total Posts : 649 Reward points : 1289 Joined: 10/23/2011 Location: Perth, WA, AU Status: offline MBI: 2050 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Monday, April 7, 2014 9:09 PM (permalink) 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:  Manonichthys splendens Social Structure:  Pair  Size of Individuals:  2.5"  Age of Individuals:  Unknown  Date added to Tank:  4/6/2014  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, Carbon, GFO and ATS   Water Changes: 100L Fortnight   Water Temperature: 27C   Lighting: Power Compact   Lighting Cycle: 7am to 7:45pm   Other Tank Inhabitants: None   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 defrosted frozen food.   Spawning Details Date of First Spawn:  Spawn Time of Day:  Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  Courtship Details:  Egg Size:  Egg Color:  Egg Count:  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:  You will be required to provide photographic or video evidence in this thread of each event submitted for the MBI Program. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL. Stay up to date with my breeding efforts: Regal Tang RegalTangBreeding Mccullochi Clownfish MccullochiClownfishBreeding    #1 CaptCrash Total Posts : 649 Reward points : 1289 Joined: 10/23/2011 Location: Perth, WA, AU Status: offline MBI: 2050 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Monday, April 7, 2014 9:11 PM (permalink) Four individual fish have been added to separate tanks.  In each "pair" case, the fish are in 1/2 of a tank each (each 1/2 is 380x610x390mm).  They can see the other individual via a glass divider in the tank.  I will monitor their behaviour over the next few weeks/months and then introduce them.    Day one involved swapping two individuals as they spent their time attacking each other on opposite sides of the glass divider.  Post swap, no aggression has been seen by either new "pair". eg Pair 1 was fish A&B now A&C Pair 2 was fish C&D now B&D   Stay up to date with my breeding efforts: Regal Tang RegalTangBreeding Mccullochi Clownfish MccullochiClownfishBreeding    #2 shannpeach Total Posts : 955 Reward points : 676 Joined: 5/30/2012 Location: Milwaukee, WI, US Status: offline MBI: 2655 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Tuesday, April 8, 2014 8:32 AM (permalink) I love these dottybacks and keep thinking about getting some....keep us updated!   #3 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Tuesday, April 8, 2014 8:34 AM (permalink) pix please! check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)   #4 mPedersen Total Posts : 3450 Reward points : 1376 Joined: 2/27/2009 Location: Duluth, MN, US Status: offline MBI: 4975 Pnts MBI Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Tuesday, April 8, 2014 3:13 PM (permalink) Yes, pix!  This species has been on my to-do list forever!   #5 CaptCrash Total Posts : 649 Reward points : 1289 Joined: 10/23/2011 Location: Perth, WA, AU Status: offline MBI: 2050 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Wednesday, April 9, 2014 11:43 AM (permalink) Photos of the four fish, these were taken at night so the fish are a little more pale than they are in the day, but it gives an idea of their coloration.   Pair 1 fish A     Pair 1 fish C      Pair 2 fish B   Pair 2 fish D     Stay up to date with my breeding efforts: Regal Tang RegalTangBreeding Mccullochi Clownfish MccullochiClownfishBreeding    #6 KathyL Total Posts : 2639 Reward points : 1504 Joined: 6/6/2010 Location: St. Louis, MO, US Status: offline MBI: 1605 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:30 AM (permalink) Wow, pretty fish! check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website: http://kathysclowns.com Captive bred clownfish and more (Wholesale to the trade.)   #7 mPedersen Total Posts : 3450 Reward points : 1376 Joined: 2/27/2009 Location: Duluth, MN, US Status: offline MBI: 4975 Pnts MBI Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Thursday, April 10, 2014 11:41 PM (permalink) Kathy they're going to look way better once they're not stressed out and photographed at night!  Stunning fish that we should see more of than we do.  I never shows up in Quantity when I want to buy it though, and I never pull the trigger on singles ,but I probably should start to.     #8 mPedersen Total Posts : 3450 Reward points : 1376 Joined: 2/27/2009 Location: Duluth, MN, US Status: offline MBI: 4975 Pnts MBI Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Wednesday, June 25, 2014 2:11 PM (permalink) Bump - any luck?   #9 CaptCrash Total Posts : 649 Reward points : 1289 Joined: 10/23/2011 Location: Perth, WA, AU Status: offline MBI: 2050 Pnts MBI Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) Re: Breeding Journal, Species: Manonichthys splendens Wednesday, June 25, 2014 9:40 PM (permalink) Not yet, I'm still introducing them together. There have been a couple of close calls with one taking a beating, but no losses so far. Stay up to date with my breeding efforts: Regal Tang RegalTangBreeding Mccullochi Clownfish MccullochiClownfishBreeding    #10 Online Bookmarks Sharing: Facebook Digg Google del.icio.us StumbleUpon

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