| General |
| Name: |
Richard Ross ( Thales ) Site: reefhobbyistmagazine.com |
| Species: |
Octopus chierchiae ( Class: C, Points: 90 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=71927
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| Settlement Start Date: |
06/17/2008
0 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
06/17/2008
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
78-80 ° F |
| PH: |
8.0 -8.4 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.024 (33.5ppt0 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
See other information |
| Dimensions: |
4in X
4in X
6in
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| Lighting: |
None, ambient (room lights and sun)
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| Lighting Schedule: |
None, just the sun or room lights
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| Filtration: |
Filter socks, protein skimmers, RDSB, GFO and GAC
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
06/17/2008
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| Hatch Time: |
Evening |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
2 initially, see other information |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
2 initially, see other information |
| Fry Size: |
3-5 mm mantle length |
| Food: |
Gammarus amphipods and live mysid |
| Feeding Schedule: |
2 prey items daily |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
Bright orange, formed like adults except for color. Chromatophores begin to really develop within 10 days and orange color fades in the first 3 weeks |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
Bright orange, formed like adults except for color. Chromatophores begin to really develop within 10 days and orange color fades in the first 3 weeks |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
Direct developers, no true settlement
Upon discovery, hatchlings were moved to individual plastic containers with mesh areas for water transfer - some with a water feed line some without. These containers were kept in a tank/water table plumbed into the same system where hatching/spawning took place.
2 (initially - eggs continued to hatch for the next 28 days...it is unclear if these were all from the initial spawn or from concurrent spawns) |