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: Green Banded Gobies (
Elacatinus multifasciatus)
Social Structure: Pair
Size of Individuals: Just over an Inch
Age of Individuals: unknown
Date added to Tank: 10/22/15
Broodstock Tank Details Size of Tank: Breeder Basket
Substrate Details: none
Filtration Details: Inside a 90gal reef tank(rock and corals)
Water Changes: Once a month about 20 gals
Water Temperature: 76
Lighting: Two black box LEDs
Lighting Cycle: 10hours on 14 hours off
Other Tank Inhabitants: Inside the 90gal: 4 banggii cardinalfish, 1 pinkspotted goby, 1 sailfin tang, 4 emerald crabs
Broodstock Feeding Details Food Types: TDO and Rods fish eggs
Feeding Schedule: once a day
Spawning Details Date of First Spawn: unsure there where 4 different egg clutched in the tube. (will be keeping an eye on them)
Spawn Time of Day: unknown(will be keeping an eye on them)
Dates of Consecutive Spawns: unknown(Will keep an eye on them)
Courtship Details: Female is plump and round. The male will encourage her into his tube.
Egg Size: Small no way to measure. 1/2 the size of clownfish eggs
Egg Color: Clear and then eyes develop
Egg Count: 100+ per spawn
Hatch Details Hatch Date: 11/28/15
Hatch Time of Day: Many hatched with me just moving the small piece of pvc to the hatching container
# Days after Spawn: unknown (will be keeping an eye on them)
Larvae Description: Small clear larvae with large eyes. According to the Breeders Guide they are 3mm at hatch
Consecutive Hatch Dates: Larval Tank Details Temperature: Size of Larval Tank: 2 gal bucket with about 1.25gals of water
Substrate Details: none
Other Tank Decor: Pvc pipe which the eggs where on as well as airline
Filtration Details: Seachem Prime and water changes
Lighting: 13w CFL Bulb
Lighting Cycle: 13 hours on 11 hours off Water Changes: Larval Feeding Details Food Types: Starting with S-type rots
Feeding Schedule: all the time
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 I will be keeping an eye on when they spawn as well as how many days until hatch on the next batches.
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