General |
Name: |
Kathy Leahy ( KathyL ) Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America |
Species: |
Cryptocentrus cinctus ( Class: B, Points: 40 )
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Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=94609
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60 Days Post Settlement Date: |
09/22/2015
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Settlement End Date: |
07/21/2015
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Tank Parameters |
Temperature: |
80 ° F |
PH: |
not measured |
Specific Gravity: |
27 ppt |
Size: (Gallons) |
15 gallon glass. Fish are in breeder basket |
Dimensions: |
12 X
12 X
24
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Lighting: |
CFL clamp on light
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Lighting Schedule: |
14 hours daylight, 10 hours night
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Filtration: |
sponge filter
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Post Settlement Details |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
2 |
Fry Count:
( 60 DPS ) |
2 |
Fry Size: |
one is about 5/8 inch, the other about 7/8 inch |
Food: |
Small pellet food from Argent and Otohime, "New Wave Arctic Copepods" from Brine Shrimp Direct, NHBS |
Feeding Schedule: |
twice daily |
Fry Description: |
Both were yellow watchman's until I transferred them to the breeders' net tank. The larger one was gray almost immediately, and now at 60 days is starting to turn yellow again! They are just miniature watchman gobies. The larger one still has blue tips on his dorsal fin. |
Other Details |
Other Information: |
From FishBase: Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Predorsal scales absent. Occurs in two color phases, one yellow and the other with whitish ground color; both forms with 4-5 dusky bars (although faint in yellow fish) and fine pale blue or white spotting on head and anterodorsal part of body and fins. A dark brown streak above maxilla (Ref. 27362); further characterized by: brown snout; presence of thin brown line along edge of upper jaw; united pelvic fins, presence of frenum; longitudinal scale series 92-95; head without scales; greatest depth of body 4.4-4.6 in SL; rounded caudal fin, about equal to head length (Ref. 90102). |