| General |
| Name: |
Jonathan Foster ( hyperboy ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Species: |
Pseudochromis flavivertex ( Class: B, Points: 40 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=64508
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| Settlement Start Date: |
11/20/2011
24 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
11/24/2011
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
80 ° F |
| PH: |
8.0 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.023 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
25gal black round tub |
| Dimensions: |
28" diameter top X
18" high X
23" diameter bottom
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| Lighting: |
overhead fluorescents
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| Lighting Schedule: |
8am-9pm timer
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| Filtration: |
tank is plumbed into larvae system, filtered with fluidized sand bed, skimmer, 25um filter sock
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
10/27/2011
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| Hatch Time: |
right after light out between 9pm-10pm |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
hundreds |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
a dissapointing 22 (first time) |
| Fry Size: |
10mm-15mm |
| Food: |
enriched rotifers, enriched artemia, assorted wild copepods, introducing crushed flake |
| Feeding Schedule: |
live feed is constant, crushed flake every four hours |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
clear body, orange heads, active hunters |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
smaller versions of their parents |