Breeding Journal, Species: Valenciennea puellaris (Diamond Watchman Goby)

General
Species:  Valenciennea puellaris
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Size of Individuals:  3-4"
Age of Individuals:  Unknown
Date added to Tank:  30 April 2014

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  100 Gallon Corner Pentagon
Substrate Details:  sugar sized aragonite sand (pink Fiji)
Filtration Details:  Partially converted (built-in) wet-dry filter that covers both back sides of the tank. Small bubble skimmer as well.
Water Changes:  10% month
Water Temperature:  80 degrees fahrenheit
Lighting:  4 - 24" T5s and a 250w MH. sometimes led moonlights.
Lighting Cycle:  12 hours on the t5s and 5 hours with the MH.
Other Tank Inhabitants:  Multiple LPS SPS and other corals (mushrooms, etc.), peppermint shrimp (1), Fire Shrimp (3), Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (3), neon gobies (5-6), Ocellaris clowns (pair), midas blenny (1), scooter blenny (1), mandarin goby (1), firefish goby (1), (two other possible fish but not seen for a couple weeks, presumed dead: yashi goby and ruby red dragonet), three RTBAs and a giant green serpent star. Various macroalgae and "pests": worms, mini stars (brittle and asterina), pods, amphids, etc.

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  They are new and sifting a lot of sand. I feed the tank a variety of foods.
Feeding Schedule:  I feed the tank once a day (4-5 days a week) and once or twice a week, I feed twice a day and one day a week, I try not to feed the tank.

Spawning Details
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Additional Information
 I'm not sure if I'm supposed to start this thread before breeding occurs but since this is a journal, I'm starting my journal.

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So far, just a lot of digging. They seem to have two favorite areas (caves they've built) of the tank but favor one more than the other. They are still chummy so I'm hopeful.
 
Note: added 4 Banggai Cardinals last night to the tank. I wish I could say this will be my last addition for awhile but I highly doubt that. Also note that as I keep adding corals, the inevitability of setting up a frag tank is looming and I'll soon be removing a bunch of frags from this main DT and thinning it down to a more streamlined bioload.

Frag tank was set up. Banggais were knocked off one by one. Something happened and I lost the gobies and a clownfish and Midas Blenny.
 
I'm down to:
Multiple LPS SPS and other corals (mushrooms, etc.), peppermint shrimp (2), Fire Shrimp (1), Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (1), neon gobies (4), Ocellaris clowns (1), scooter blenny (1), mandarin goby (1), firefish goby (1), yashi goby (1), three RTBAs, two other BTAs and a giant green serpent star.

It could be that your green serpent star is making meals of your fish.  Many of that color will set up an ambush in a cave to catch fish.