Breeding Journal DataSheet
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General Species: Apogon dovii
Social Structure: 11 unk sex
Size of Individuals: Age of Individuals: ink
Date added to Tank: Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 110
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Filtration Details: bio-tower, rapid sand filter
Water Changes: 40-50% every two weeks
Water Temperature: 78-81F
Lighting: florescent room lighting
Lighting Cycle: 12/12
Other Tank Inhabitants: Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: frozen gamma and freshwater mysid, frozen plankton, live brine
Feeding Schedule: thawed food in morning and enriched live brine in the afternoon
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: Spawn Time of Day: unknown in the evening
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: courting seen in the afternoon with rapid swimming and male fluttering next to gravid female
Egg Size: under 500 micron
Egg Color: new eggs are orange, silver 1-2 days before hatch
Egg Count: 500 to over 1500
Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: unknown happens sometime after 4pm to 7am
# Days after Spawn: 4-5 days
Larvae Description: developed eyes, gut not fully developed, average size of larvae is 2200 microns
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: same as adults
Size of Larval Tank: approx. 10-15gallons black round tub (BRT)
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: same as adults
Lighting: same as adults
Lighting Cycle: 12/12
Water Changes: same as adults
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: parvocalanus copepods
Feeding Schedule: usually 1-2 times per day, self populating in system if larvae density is small
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: 32dph
Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry: fry are semi-transparent with juvenile coloration
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: same as adults
Size of Grow-Out Tank: same as adults
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: same as adults
Lighting: same as adults
Water Changes: same as adults
Size at Transfer: 1/2"
Age at Transfer: 32dph
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: adult parvocalanus copepods, 24hr and enriched 48hr brine shrimp nauplii, mix transition with frozen gamma mysid and cyclopeeze
Feeding Schedule: 2 times per day
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