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  General
  Name:	Felicia McCaulley ( Felicia )  Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI)
  Species:	Hippocampus erectus ( Class: B, Points: 40 )
  Link to Journal:	http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=50997
  Settlement Start Date:	03/15/2010 0 Days After Hatching
  Settlement End Date:	03/15/2010

  Tank Parameters
  Temperature:	68
  PH:	8.1
  Specific Gravity:	1.020
  Size: (Gallons)	5 gallon bucket
  Dimensions:	X X
  Lighting:	NO fluorescent
  Lighting Schedule:	24 hours a day
  Filtration:	Sponge filter

  Settlement Details
  Date of Hatch	03/15/2010
  Hatch Time:	early morning
  Fry Count: ( at Hatch )	~200
  Fry Count: ( at Settlement )	~200
  Fry Size:	8 mm
  Food:	newly hatched bbs, later enriched bbs with SUPER HUFA
  Feeding Schedule:	twice daily
  Fry Description: (Pre Settlement)	Fry were born already demersal/hitching
  Fry Description: (Post Settlement)	Fry were born already demersal/hitching

  Other Details
  Other Information:	Fry were born demersal, so did not "settle." They were immediately moved into a 5 gallon bucket for rearing. Later were transferred to a larger tank.

The MBI is a division of the MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan(MASM), Inc. A 501(c)3 Corporation as determined by the Internal Revenue Service of the United State of America.
You can view MASM's determination letter by following this link