Breeding Journal, Species:Centropyge argi (Cherub)

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

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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.
 
 

Here is a collected egg. I would have thought it would look more similar to a coral beauty egg.

 

 
 

What are the 8 small radial white marks,a lighting artifact?

Yes, the small led's on the microscope

Nice job and a good start!

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.
 

 
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