General
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Name: |
Daniel Walden ( waldend ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Status: |
Pending Review |
Species: |
Elacatinus evelynae
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
0
)
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Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=95748
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Spawn Date: |
09/26/2015 |
Time of Spawn: |
Mid morning ~ 11am
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
76 ° F
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PH: |
not tested
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Salinity: |
1.025
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Size:
( Gallons) |
10
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Dimensions: |
20" X
10" X
12"
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Lighting:
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150W LED Fixture
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Lighting Shedule:
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on 10am off 8pm
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Filtration:
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internal overflow with filter floss, carbon
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
1.5"
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Size of Male: |
1.5"
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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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9 days
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Feeding
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Food: |
Otohime, fish eggs
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Feeding Schedule:
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once per day, twice on weekends
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
Male would nudge the side of the female and dart back to the pipe and try to coax her into the pipe
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Spawning Behavior:
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Not witnessed
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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For the first day the male was extremely resistant to leave the eggs (would not eat). He became somewhat less resistant as eggs matured.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
~1mm
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Color: |
Clear/white
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Quantity: |
100+
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Description:
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Small patch in pvc pipe
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Location:
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Inside now single pipe
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Other Details:
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Previously they had laid eggs between pipes on the breeder net. Pattern was a longer stretched pattern rather than a tight patch. I think crabs were eating eggs so I removed a pipe and they are now spawning in the pipe
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