General
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Name: |
Darren Nancarrow ( CaptCrash ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
Species: |
Pseudochromis fridmani ( Class: B, Points: 25 )
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Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=63961
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Hatch Details |
Spawn Date: |
09/02/2012
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Spawn Time of Day: |
Unknown |
Hatch Date: |
09/08/2012
6 Days After Spawn
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Hatch Time of Day: |
10pm
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Where Hatched: |
In 15L of water in a 20L salt bucket. Male and pipe work cave, moved to bucket one day before hatch. Male and pipe work cave returned to breeding tank after hatch complete. |
Eggs Removed Pre-Hatch: |
No
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Larvae Removed Post-Hatch: |
Yes
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Yolk Sac: |
Unable to Tell
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# Hatched |
100+ |
# Not Hatched |
0 |
Larvae Size |
2-3mm |
First Food: |
SS & L Rotifers raised on Reed Rotifer Diet. Greenwater acheived by tinting the water with Nannocholoropsis, about 250ml. 1ml of AmGuard for ammonia control daily |
Larvae Description:
( Do larvae have eyes, mouth, gut, attracted to light, etc?) |
2-3mm clear streamlined fry with large black eyes.
Look to be well developed as per picture in journal. Full gut and they are mildly attracted to light. |
Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
26 ° C
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PH: |
Not measured (from broodstock at 8.1)
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Specific Gravity: |
1.025
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Size: (Gallons) |
Salt Bucket 5 Gal with 4 Gal of water |
Dimensions: |
250mm X
250mm X
400mm
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Lighting:
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Ambient |
Lighting Schedule:
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7am to 7:45pm |
Other Details |
Other Information: |
First part of the hatch from the batch was on the 6th, over the next two days more hatched, I reported the last date. The date entry fields do not allow a date range, so I had to pick one, hence 8th September. |