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Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, December 9, 2014 1:54 AM
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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: Pterapogon kauderni Social Structure: group male/Female pair Size of Individuals: 3" Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: March 1, 2014 Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 360 gallon Substrate Details: crushed coral Filtration Details: Live Rock, Skimmer, UV Sterlizer, Filter Sock Water Changes: once every couple of months Water Temperature: 78 F Lighting: Metal Halide, T-5s Lighting Cycle: 8 hours on, 16 hours off Other Tank Inhabitants: Wrasses, Tangs, Clowns, Cardinals, Scooter Blennies Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Frozen Brineshrimp, Mysis, and Krill Feeding Schedule: Twice Daily Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 7-1-14 Spawn Time of Day: Late evening Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 7-1-14, 11-16-14, Courtship Details: Male and female swim side by side. Egg Size: unknown, can't observe Egg Color: light orange Egg Count: unknown, can't observe Hatch Details Hatch Date: 12-8-14 Hatch Time of Day: late evening # Days after Spawn: 22 Larvae Description: Miniature of parent Consecutive Hatch Dates: 12-8-14, 1-11-15, Larval Tank Details Temperature: 78F Size of Larval Tank: 5 gallon Substrate Details: none Other Tank Decor: zip tie Urchin Filtration Details: Sponge filter Lighting: Ambient light Lighting Cycle: Ambient light Water Changes: 50% daily Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Newly Hatched Baby Brineshrimp Feeding Schedule: 4 times daily Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: 12-8-14 Days after Hatch: 0 Date of Settlement End: 12-8-14 Description of Fry: Miniature of adult Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: 78 F Size of Grow-Out Tank: 5 gallon Substrate Details: none Other Tank Decor: zip tie Urchin Filtration Details: Sponge Filter Lighting: Ambient Light Lighting Cycle: Ambient Light Water Changes: 50 % daily Size at Transfer: 1/4" Age at Transfer: day 1 Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: live Brineshrimp (all different sizes), Pellets Feeding Schedule: 4 times Daily 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. If your thread does not contain these photos the MBI Committee will not be able to approve your reports. PHOTOS AND VIDEO S MUST BE PLACED IN ADDITIONAL POSTS, NEVER IN THE FIRST POST IN A JOURNAL.
<message edited by ssabey on Friday, February 6, 2015 4:28 AM>
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Saturday, December 13, 2014 9:25 PM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Thursday, December 18, 2014 2:24 AM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, January 13, 2015 1:53 AM
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He had another 22 more today. I put then in the same tank with their 1 month old siblings. Hopefully this will work???
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:17 PM
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Interesting to see the babies all in the black zip tie "urchin" and none in the white one. Do they hang out in the white one at all?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 11:27 PM
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Yes, that is interesting. They did hang out in the white one, but preferred the black one so much more that I made another black one and took the white one out.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Wednesday, January 28, 2015 9:35 AM
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Keeping clutches together may make it a challenge for the younger ones to compete with the older sibs for enough food. May also make it harder to wean the older ones onto other foods if you have to keep feeding bbs for the youngsters. That said, it sounds like you have a nice productive pair of parents. Time to set up about a half dozen growout tanks!! Keep up the great work!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Friday, February 6, 2015 3:48 AM
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Thanks for the reply Ken. Keeping them together has worked out well, I'm training them all on to pellets now. I have put a lot of time and effort in to these through the years and now finally success. But to get there I put 18 into my tank all at once, and Tonight 7 males are holding eggs, not bad 14 out of 18 paired off (makes me wonder do they change sex or did I get really lucky?). I can tell each pair apart as they each have their own little "territory" in the tank.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Friday, February 6, 2015 4:20 AM
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Saturday, February 14, 2015 1:04 PM
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Another successful night 60 plus more babies!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Friday, February 20, 2015 3:39 AM
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More babies tonight, that is over 100 just in the last week!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Friday, February 20, 2015 11:53 AM
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Wow! Now you have to start searching out buyers! How many broodstock pairs do you have?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 3:22 AM
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I have 20 adults, and 8 of them are males that have held. Another 35ish more babies tonight. Still 2 more males holding with about 1 more week.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 5:50 AM
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Wow - that is a lot of babies !! Are all the adults in the same tank?
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 11:28 AM
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There are 18 in the tank together and one pair in the sump.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 1:03 AM
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Neat to see the "big tank" setup working out so well!
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 2:54 AM
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Thanks Matt I have been unsuccessful with pairs in smaller tanks for years. It has been really neat watching them school when not spawning, and as soon as two pair off (Male holding) they leave the school and hang out in there own "quite" little space. This project has been tons more successful than I thought it would be. I have well over 200 babies right now, and am already selling the oldest ones.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 8:22 AM
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Congratulations, your persistence has really paid off ! Whats next?
Jake We are all in this together
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 12:13 PM
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Thanks Jake, Whats next? I have seahorses, dottybacks, shrimp, and maroon clowns.
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Re:Breeding Journal, Species: Pterapogon kauderni
Thursday, March 26, 2015 7:42 AM
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I'll be waiting to see how its going. I am right in the middle of a move ! It will be several weeks before I even put water into my tanks. If it all goes well I hope to do that a week from the weekend. So your projects are the best 'show' I have. This shall change.
Jake We are all in this together
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