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Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 3:13 PM
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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: Centropyge argi Social Structure: 1 male, 2 females Size of Individuals: all around 1 inch Age of Individuals: unknown Date added to Tank: 10-11-2015 all bought same time Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: 48 inches x 18 inches x 30 inches 110 gallon Substrate Details: sand Filtration Details: protein skimmer and algae scrubber Water Changes: 100 gallons once a month Water Temperature: 80-81F Lighting: 1x 400 watt metal halide Lighting Cycle: 1pm - 10pm Other Tank Inhabitants: none Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: Flakes, pellets, sometimes frozen food Feeding Schedule: 2-3x daily Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: 10/29 Spawn Time of Day: 10pm Dates of Consecutive Spawns: 10/29, 11/3, 11/6 Courtship Details: Angels become very active darting in and out of the rock work, with the male chasing the females. Very hard to observe them since they stay behind the rockwork for almost all of the "dance". They will then pop out of the rockwork and dart back in after spawning. Egg Size: tiny about .50mm Egg Color: Translucent Egg Count: Very low count right now, maybe 20 eggs Hatch Details Hatch Date: Hatch Time of Day: # Days after Spawn: Larvae Description: Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: Metamorphosis/Settlement Date of Settlement Start: Days after Hatch: Date of Settlement End: Description of Fry: Grow-Out Tank Details Temperature: Size of Grow-Out Tank: Substrate Details: Other Tank Decor: Filtration Details: Lighting: Lighting Cycle: Water Changes: Size at Transfer: Age at Transfer: Grow-Out Feeding Details Food Types: Feeding Schedule: 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.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Saturday, November 7, 2015 3:25 PM
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The egg count is still very low but they are starting out exactly how the coral beauties did. Spawning every few days with a very low egg count. Tried to take pictures of all 3 but they are very reclusive so I'm not sure if this is all 3 or not. Through behavior I can pick out the male by his dominance around the tank but just looking at pictures I cant tell. The eggs float on the surface and look to be the same as the coral beauties, ill collect some and take some pictures next time they spawn. The tank is tall , so they live in sort of a "rock shelf" setup. Sorry the pictures are poor, but they are so dang fast when darting around the tank.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Sunday, November 8, 2015 11:05 PM
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Here is a collected egg. I would have thought it would look more similar to a coral beauty egg.
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 10:45 AM
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What are the 8 small radial white marks,a lighting artifact?
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 1:53 PM
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Yes, the small led's on the microscope
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:17 AM
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Nice job and a good start!
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Re: Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 3:47 PM
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Thanks! So were up to about 50 eggs a night now. Still very few of them seem to hatch, however to be fair I have been tossing them into random containers laying around so they are not given a very fair start. The video of this little guy is awesome though! Seems very active, the coral beautie larva never did this. video:
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