Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Pterapogon Kauderni
Social Structure: mated pair
Size of Individuals: 2 inches
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: female 10/3/13, male 9/26/14
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 125 gal. Reef tank
Substrate Details: live sand
Filtration Details: sump with live rock, protein skimmer, and phosban reactor.
Water Changes: 40 gallons every 3 weeks.
Water Temperature: 78 to79 degrees
Lighting:T5
Lighting Cycle: 11hrs on, 13hrs off
Other Tank Inhabitants: coral beauty, blue hippo tang, yellow tang, sailfin tang, green mandarin, red scooter blenny, pajama cardinals, yellow goby, and 2 ocelaris clowns.
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: mysis shrimp, brine live and frozen, blood worms.
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day.
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: October 9th,2014
Spawn Time of Day: 1:00 pm
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Dec 9th, 2014
Courtship Details: pair stayed together.
Egg Size: 1/16th of an inch.
Egg Color: tanish
Egg Count: unknown
Hatch Details Hatch Date: October 27th, 2014
Hatch Time of Day: some time in the morning. I noticed male had little tails in his mouth in the afternoon.
# Days after Spawn: around 17 or 18 days.
Larvae Description:little replicas of parents.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Dec 30, 2014
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78 to 79 degrees.
Size of Larval Tank: larval in fine mesh fish net breeder in reef tank.
Substrate Details: fine mesh
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: same Filtration as reef tank
Lighting: T5
Lighting Cycle: 11hrs on 13hrs off.
Water Changes: none since spawn.
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: bbs
Feeding Schedule: 3 times a day.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: November 1, 2014
Days after Hatch: 5 days
Date of Settlement End: November 1, 2014
Description of Fry: perfect replicas of parents
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80° F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20 gallon
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: 1 piece of live rock.
Filtration Details: sump with live rock, and protien skimmer.
Lighting: old 4' aquarium light.
Lighting Cycle: 14hrs on 12hrs off.
Water Changes: 10% biweekly.
Size at Transfer: 1/4 inch
Age at Transfer: 50DPH.
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: TDO
Feeding Schedule: 3 to 4 times a day.
Additional Information At first all these little ones would only eat live and frozen BBS. When i finally got them switched to TDO I never had anymore die. And they started growing a lot faster.
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