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General
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| Name: |
Kathy Leahy ( KathyL ) Site: Marine Aquarium Societies of North America |
| Species: |
Gobiodon okinawae ( Class: C, Points: 75 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=94944
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| Hatch Details |
| Spawn Date: |
08/25/2015
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| Spawn Time of Day: |
unknown, found in morning before 9am |
| Hatch Date: |
08/29/2015
4 Days After Spawn
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Hatch Time of Day: |
1/2 hour after lights out, about 10 pm
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| Where Hatched: |
In plastic cup. I scraped the eggs off the power cord. Others I left in the tank with the dad and mom. |
| Eggs Removed Pre-Hatch: |
Yes
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| Larvae Removed Post-Hatch: |
No
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| Yolk Sac: |
Yes
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| # Hatched |
all, hundreds |
| # Not Hatched |
unknown, seemingly none. |
| Larvae Size |
2 mm |
| First Food: |
Parvocalanus crassirostris nauplii |
Larvae Description:
( Do larvae have eyes, mouth, gut, attracted to light, etc?) |
Long with black eyes, digestive system, small yolk with oil drop, pelvic fins, melanocytes in a row down the ventral body |
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
82 ° F
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PH: |
8
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Specific Gravity: |
27 ppt
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Size:
(Gallons) |
20 gallon long, 30 x 12 x 12 |
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Dimensions: |
30 " X
12" X
12"
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Lighting:
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LED strip light, cool white |
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Lighting Schedule:
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14 hours day, 10 hours night |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
The tank described is the parental tank.
For hatch, the eggs were scraped off the power cord and simply left in a plastic cup in about 100 ml tank water with no added aeration. Eggs hatched on their own in the dark. |