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General
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| Name: |
Kathy Leahy ( KathyL ) Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America |
| Species: |
Pseudochromis fridmani ( Class: B, Points: 25 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=59538
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| Hatch Details |
| Spawn Date: |
05/18/2012
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| Spawn Time of Day: |
Suspect early morning |
| Hatch Date: |
05/21/2012
3 Days After Spawn
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Hatch Time of Day: |
just before dark for the premies(4), just after dark for the rest.
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| Where Hatched: |
I used a soda bottle hatcher with air to keep the egg ball circulating. I kept this hatcher partially submerged in an empty but water circulating tank, to keep the eggs warm, at 83F. |
| Eggs Removed Pre-Hatch: |
Yes
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| Larvae Removed Post-Hatch: |
Yes
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| Yolk Sac: |
No
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| # Hatched |
4 at first, probably more later |
| # Not Hatched |
approx. 80 |
| Larvae Size |
extremely narrow, approximately 3 mm in length |
| First Food: |
S. rotifers, raised on RGcomplete. |
Larvae Description:
( Do larvae have eyes, mouth, gut, attracted to light, etc?) |
Very tiny, transparent slivers with black eyes. No sign of yolk sack. Smaller than clownfish larvae, perhaps half as large. |
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80 ° F
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PH: |
8
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Specific Gravity: |
27 ppt salinity
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Size:
(Gallons) |
20 gallon high |
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Dimensions: |
24 inch L X
17 inch H X
12.5 inch W
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Lighting:
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1)under-cabinet fluorescent low watt |
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Lighting Schedule:
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14 day, 10 night |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
I assume that "Tank Parameters means the broodstock tank", although I did not use the broodstock tank to hatch these dottybacks. I hatched them in a brine shrimp hatcher, or in other words, an upside down 2 liter soda bottle, with an airline, partially submerged in a heated water bath. |