Settlement Report: Premnas biaculeatus

General
Name:	Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club
Species:	Premnas biaculeatus ( Class: B, Points: 40 )
Link to Journal:	http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=528
Settlement Start Date:	07/07/2012 9 Days After Hatching
Settlement End Date:	07/12/2012

Tank Parameters
Temperature:	80 ° F
PH:	not tested
Specific Gravity:	1.022
Size: (Gallons)	16
Dimensions:	20" X 20" X 20"
Lighting:	clamp light with 22 watt daylight (5500K) spiral florescent bulb
Lighting Schedule:	24/7 through settlement, followed by weaning onto reduce light overnight, and starting at 12 days post hatch, only ambient room light at night.
Filtration:	none..only water changes and generally < 1 gallon per day added to slowly bring up the water volume. So "dillution" and chloramX rather than actual water changes kept water quality in check.

Settlement Details
Date of Hatch	06/28/2012
Hatch Time:	1-2 am
Fry Count: ( at Hatch )	310
Fry Count: ( at Settlement )	roughly 50?
Fry Size:	7-8 mm
Food:	Rotifers grown with RotiGrow Plus, kept enriched with RotiGreen Nanno in greenwater technique. TDO A1, and Otohime A added starting day 7. Brine shrimp nauplii added to routine after 9 days.
Feeding Schedule:	Rotifers were added twice daily initially to maintain population levels...dry feeds added at least 3 times per day, and Brine shrimp nauplii added twice per day.
Fry Description: (Pre Settlement)	fry were dark, almost black-ish, with a somewhat large clear tail. First indications of settlement was headstripe, quickly followed by second stripe
Fry Description: (Post Settlement)	miniature clownfish, initally dark but at 14 days post hatch arleady showing large amounts of red coloration. roughly 50% are normally striped, and 50% are quickly showing that they are "Lightning" Maroons

Other Details
Other Information:	temperature is not actually tested - the heater is set for 80F.