Breeding Journal, Species: Green Banded Gobies (Elacatinus multifasciatus)

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: 
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Other Tank Decor: 
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Lighting: 
Lighting Cycle: 
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Size at Transfer: 
Age at Transfer: 

Grow-Out Feeding Details
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Additional Information
I will be keeping an eye on when they spawn as well as how many days until hatch on the next batches. 
(No Pictures or Videos in the Section Please)
Miscellaneous Information: 



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I am excited for you! We need some pix!

check out Kathy's Clowns, llc website:
http://kathysclowns.com
Captive bred clownfish and more
(Wholesale to the trade.)

Here is what I think is the male. He seems to have a broader head and doesnt get plump like the female. 


Pictures of the eggs. As you can see there are a couple of different clutches. 

Video of Fry 

Those are awesome!

Male will get an elongated dorsal spine if he doesn't already have it.