Breeding Journal DataSheet
General
Species: Pregnant H. erectus male (wild caught-FL)
Social Structure: unknown
Size of Individual: 7in.
Age of Individuals: Unknown
Date added to Tank: 3/16/14
Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank: 10gallon
Substrate Details: none
Filtration Details: Single 40gallon Sponge Filter
Water Changes: 10% every other day
Water Temperature: 78 Degrees F
Lighting: T8
Lighting Cycle: on 14 hours; off 10 hours
Other Tank Inhabitants: 1/2 cup of macroalgae (caulerpa sp.)
Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types: Live Brine Shrimp (Adult)
Feeding Schedule: Keeping 10 adult shrimp in the tank at all times
Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn: unknown
Spawn Time of Day: unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: unknown
Courtship Details: unknown
Egg Size: unknown
Egg Color: unknown
Egg Count: unknown
Hatch Details
Hatch Date: 4/1/14
Hatch Time of Day: Late-morning (after 9am)
# Days after Spawn: unknown
Larvae Description: replicas of parents; hitched immediately after birth
Consecutive Hatch Dates: n/a
Larval Tank Details
Temperature: 74-75 degrees F
Size of Larval Tank: 10 gallons
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: live macroalgae, gorgonian skeletons, and plastic silk plants for hitching
Filtration Details: 1 sponge filter
Lighting: T8
Lighting Cycle: 14 on; 10 off
Water Changes: 10% daily
Larval Feeding Details
Food Types: 24-48 hour post hatched BBS, rotifers (L-strain), parvocalanus copepods, juvenile tisbe copepods, frozen BBS
Feeding Schedule: 4-5X/day
Metamorphosis/Settlement
Date of Settlement Start:
Days after Hatch:
Date of Settlement End:
Description of Fry:
Grow-Out Tank Details
Temperature: 74-75 degrees F
Size of Larval Tank: a 10 gallon, 20 gallon, and 29 gallon
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: live macroalgae, gorgonian skeletons, and plastic silk plants for hitching
Filtration Details: 2 sponge filters in 10 gallon, 3 in 20 gallon, 3 in 29
Lighting: T8
Lighting Cycle: 14 on; 10 off
Water Changes: 10% daily
Size at Transfer: 1/4inch
Age at Transfer: 2/3 transferred to 20 gallon after birth (day 0)
Grow-Out Feeding Details
Food Types:
Feeding Schedule:
Additional Information
Didn't count number of fry after birth; (way too many) but I am counting (as difficult and sad as it is) the dead ones I pull when doing water changes.
day 1: -15
day 3: -8
day 8: -45
day 9: -142
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