General
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Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
Status: |
Approved |
Species: |
Serranus tigrinus
( Class:
D
, Points Awarded:
135
)
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Journal Thread: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=356.0
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Spawn Date: |
05/06/2012 |
Time of Spawn: |
10:00 PM
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80 ° F
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PH: |
8.1
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
92 gallon on a 450 gallon system
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Dimensions: |
38 X
38 X
18
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Lighting:
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4 22 watt Par 38 LEDs
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Lighting Shedule:
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On from roughly 9 AM to 12 PM, with 2 hours twilight until 2 PM
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Filtration:
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25 watt UV, 3 protein skimmers
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
3.5"
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Size of Male: |
4.5"
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Age of Female: |
unknown
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Age of Male: |
unknow
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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Since July 2011, so 10 months
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Feeding
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Food: |
Currently only accepting frozen foods, consisting of PE mysis, Rod's Foods (Breeder and Reef blends), Hikari mysis, Hikari Spirulina Brine Shrimp
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Feeding Schedule:
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They generally get fed once or twice per day right now.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
"female" soars over reef, occasionally arching back, flaring dorsal fin, clamping ventral and pelvic fins, attempting to attract the attention of a mate.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Spawning rise seems rather tame. Overall, mating seems very mellow, with the typical mad dash when eggs and sperm are released.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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nothing, pair separates and goes about their business
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Egg Details
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Size: |
0.8 mm
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Color: |
clear
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Quantity: |
50 to 100
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Description:
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round, with one oil globule
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Location:
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floating in the water column...found many on the cover glass
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Other Details:
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