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: Hymenocera picta
Social Structure: 1 pair
Size of Individuals: Age of Individuals: Date added to Tank: Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 10gal
Substrate Details: aragonite
Filtration Details: hang on filter
Water Changes: Water Temperature: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: 12/12
Other Tank Inhabitants: none
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: chocolate chip starfish Protoreaster nodosus
Feeding Schedule: Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: unk
Spawn Time of Day: ink
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: Courtship Details: Egg Size: Egg Color: Egg Count: Hatch Details Hatch Date: 7/28/14 10/11/14
Hatch Time of Day: ink
# Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: yellow in color 2 millimeters
Larval Tank Details Temperature: 79-81F
Size of Larval Tank: 12gal
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: none
Filtration Details: bio-beads, protein skimmer, bag of ferric oxide for PO4 removal
Lighting: florescent spot light
Lighting Cycle: 12/12
Water Changes: 20-30% every 4 to 5 days
Larval Feeding Details Food Types: parvo copepods
Feeding Schedule: fed daily unless copepod numbers look high.
Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 9/18/14 second batch 11/24/14
Days after Hatch: 52dph second batch 44dph
Date of Settlement End: unk second batch still have larvae
Description of Fry: eyes and legs pink in coloration body white and semi-transparent
Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 80-81F
Size of Grow-Out Tank: 20gal
Substrate Details: bare bottom
Other Tank Decor: various sized pvc cut into short pieces and some halved most 11/2" pac
Filtration Details: same as larvae
Lighting: same as larvae
Lighting Cycle: same as larvae
Water Changes: usually 1 time per week
Size at Transfer: just over 1/2cm
Age at Transfer: as they settled starting at 52dph
Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: asterina starfish
Feeding Schedule: tank fed several times a week, unknown amount eaten on daily basis. recently collecting around 40 stars every 4-6 days from coral tank and added to the grow out tank
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