General
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Name: |
Amanda Cox ( AmandaCox ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Status: |
Approved |
Species: |
Premnas biaculeatus
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
)
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Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=67665&mpage=1#67665
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Spawn Date: |
02/15/2012 |
Time of Spawn: |
assuming at night, saw eggs in the morning
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
78 ° F
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PH: |
8.2
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Salinity: |
1.024
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Size:
( Gallons) |
90
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Dimensions: |
48" X
18" X
24"
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Lighting:
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T5s - 48" 6 bulb fixture, using 2 ATI blues, 2 ATI purple plus, GE 5K, AquaBlue Special Bulbs approx. 9 months old
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Lighting Shedule:
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8 hours on / 16 hours off
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Filtration:
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30 gallon high sump, cheato, skimmer
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
~5"
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Size of Male: |
~3"
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
unknown
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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The pair was moved to this particular 90 gallon tank in June 2011, but they have been together for a year prior in a separate tank. Both fish were refugees from two separate people getting rid of their tanks. We had the male first and then added the fem
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Feeding
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Food: |
Rod's Original frozen food, PE mysis
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Feeding Schedule:
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Once per day, usually around 6:00 pm
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Cleaning a spot on the tank bottom under their carpet anemone.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Did not witness the actual spawn.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male guarding eggs, fanning with fins and picking at eggs with mouth. Female guarding the male from the blenny, assorted crabs, and my hand.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
~3mm
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Color: |
Dark orange at first, became silvery while developing
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Quantity: |
~200
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Description:
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Eggs were dark orange at first, became silvery while developing. Eggs were shaped like an elongated oval.
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Location:
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Eggs were on bottom of tank glass, at the base of their carpet anemone.
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Other Details:
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