General
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Name: |
Mindy van Leur ( EasterEggs ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Status: |
Approved |
Species: |
Pseudochromis fridmani
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
)
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Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=60827
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Spawn Date: |
11/29/2011 |
Time of Spawn: |
Sometime between 8-11 am.
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
76-78 ° F
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PH: |
Not measured.
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Salinity: |
1.020
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Size:
( Gallons) |
40
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Dimensions: |
36 X
18 X
16
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Lighting:
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Ambient daylight and compact fluorescent.
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Lighting Shedule:
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8 am - 9 pm
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Filtration:
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None, just a powerhead and live rock.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
2"
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Size of Male: |
2.5"
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Age of Female: |
Feb 2011 she was 1 1/4".
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Age of Male: |
Nov 2010 he was 1 1/4".
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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They have been together since Feb 2011. Not sure when their first spawn was, this was not their first.
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Feeding
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Food: |
Frozen: Homemade (white shrimp, halibut, capelin roe, clam, squid, Selcon, Kent garlic), PE Mysis. New Era Algae Flake.
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Feeding Schedule:
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2x times per day.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Observed on Oct 4, 2011 the male swims up to the female's face, turns around and wiggles while slowly moving towards what I believe is his nesting site (haven't seen eggs there yet). He goes about 6" away, then swims back to the female's face, and repeats. Very cute. He appears to be trying to convince her to follow him.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Not observed.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Ignore each other, male tends eggs.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
1 mm. Measured via a 40x loupe with 0.1 mm graduated markings.
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Color: |
Clear with a clear dot.
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Quantity: |
Haven't seen the entire egg ball.
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Description:
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Very sticky, not buoyant (they sink).
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Location:
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Male tends to them in his cave.
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Other Details:
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Part of an egg ball was found as per the photos. I think they got away on the male. I put them in an unsterilized brine shrimp pop bottle hatchery and tumbled them. The air tumbled them too hard, and caused premature hatching, but I did end up with 6 larvae. =]
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