Breeding Journal, Species: Elacatinus evelynae

General
Species:  Elacatinus evelynae
Social Structure: Male/Female pair
Size of Individuals: 1.5"
Age of Individuals:  unknown
Date added to Tank:  8/2/2015

Broodstock Tank Details
Size of Tank:  10 gallon
Substrate Details:  none
Filtration Details: Bio Wheel, live rock, skimmer
Water Changes:  none yet
Water Temperature:  80 F
Lighting:  single T-8
Lighting Cycle:  on 14 hours a day, off 10 hours a day.
Other Tank Inhabitants:  pair of ocellaris

Broodstock Feeding Details
Food Types:  Frozen Mysis, TDO, LRF
Feeding Schedule: twice daily

Spawning Details
Date of First Spawn:  8/20/2015
Spawn Time of Day:  unknown
Dates of Consecutive Spawns:  8/20/15, 8/26/15, 9/5/15, 1/13/15
Courtship Details:  none observed
Egg Size: not measured, estimated 1mm 
Egg Color:  transparent
Egg Count: not counted, estimated 300 

Hatch Details
Hatch Date:  9/10/15
Hatch Time of Day:  unknown, some time after the lights out.
# Days after Spawn:   5 (I think)
Larvae Description:    tiny, has eyes but to small to see anything else.
Consecutive Hatch Dates: 8/25/15, 8/31/15,     


Larval Tank Details
Temperature:  80F
Size of Larval Tank:  2.5 gallons
Substrate Details:  none
Other Tank Decor:  none
Filtration Details:  none
Lighting:  ambient light from nearby tanks
Lighting Cycle:  on 12, off 12
Water Changes: 

Larval Feeding Details
Food Types:  Rotifers
Feeding Schedule: 

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Grow-Out Tank Details
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Additional Information

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Those are eggs with eyes! Congrats!

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Thanks Kathy
Day one they were transparent and hard to see, the pic is day 2. Today is day 3 and their eyes are really dark and easy to see. Looks like other similar gobies hatch on day 6, as fast as these are developing i'm wondering if they will hatch tomorrow.

The other cool thing is I just set up this breeder system a little over 4 weeks ago, and this is this first spawn in it!

Most of them were gone today, if they hatched that would be 5 days.
 

First spawns are usually not the best. Probably was eaten. Or maybe they hatched! Those eyes were pretty dark.
 
In any case, they will spawn again.

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New spawn when I got home from work today, so either last night/this morning.

Eggs gone today on day 5 again

Interesting that we are all 3 having the same issue. The eggs on mine are decreasing each day. Surely between 3 of us we can get a few to hatch!

Keep up the good work.

Kathy are on an 11 day cycle, mine are on a 6 day cycle, makes me think they are getting ate.

Or I'm missing a spawning event, or your temperature is higher than mine, or yours are hatching at 5 days.  Could be anything at this point.
 
Im not even trying until after MACNA.

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They Hatch on 5th night, and lay the next night.

Took a couple more tonight, eggs are day 2.

These are tiny, the specks next to them are roitifers. I hope they have big mouths.
 

Day 11? 
 

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I honestly really can't tell what day, they always have eggs.