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: Ecsenius bicolor
Social Structure: pair
Size of Individuals: ~2.5 inches
Age of Individuals: Unknown, wildcaught
Date added to Tank: Early May 2014
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 20 gallon high attached to a 200+ gallon system
Substrate Details: None
Filtration Details: Live rock, live sand, bioballs, protein skimmer
Water Changes: As needed
Water Temperature: ~80F
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: 6AM-9PM
Other Tank Inhabitants: Amphiprion clarkii pair
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen mash, pellets, live blackworms, mysis, enriched brine shrimp
Feeding Schedule: At least twice a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Unknown, eggs first noticed 5-12-2014
Spawn Time of Day: Unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 5-12-2014, 5-21-2014, 5-24-2014
Courtship Details: Female hovers mid-water column and male will dart out of his den, charge at the female, then dash away while doing an exaggerated "bob-and-weave" swim
Egg Size: ~1mm, but not measured
Egg Color: Yellowish-clear when first laid, darken as eyes develop
Egg Count: Not able to count due to location (90 degree elbow) but estimate hundreds
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 5-27-2014
Hatch Time of Day: After lights out
# Days after Spawn: 6 or 7
Larvae Description: Black, large pectoral fins, large head that makes them look bullet shaped, ~3mm with the general appearance of something between a dottyback and clownfish larva.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: ~80F
Size of Larval Tank: 17 gallon BRT
Substrate Details: None
Other Tank Decor: None
Filtration Details: None
Lighting: Fluorescent strip light
Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Mainly L strain rots (with a strain possibly mixed in as well), few Apocyclops may be present as well
Feeding Schedule: Constant
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.
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