| General |
| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: MarineLife Aquarium Society of Michigan |
| Species: |
Elacatinus multifasciatus ( Class: B, Points: 40 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.masm.org/mForums/tm.aspx?m=35058
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| Settlement Start Date: |
11/28/2006
27 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
12/07/2006
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
80-82F |
| PH: |
not tested |
| Specific Gravity: |
probably 1.025 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
10 gallons |
| Dimensions: |
20 X
10 X
12
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| Lighting: |
Stock 18", 15 watt strip light
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| Lighting Schedule: |
Probably about 18 hours on, 6 off.
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| Filtration: |
none
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
11/01/2006
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| Hatch Time: |
10:00 AM |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
maybe 50 in this particular run |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
20+ |
| Fry Size: |
1 CM |
| Food: |
At this point, eating baby brine shrimp, copepod nauplii (I had Mesochra sp. Copepods as ID'd by a colleague of Adelaid Rhodes, living in my rotifer cultures, and the baby gobies certainly liked to hunt them down). |
| Feeding Schedule: |
relatively constant, with enriched feeds offered a few times per day |
Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
After fins form, and ventral fins fuse into sucker-disc, larvae settle while still basically colorless, and then over the next 24 hours develop adult coloration |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
perfect minatures of the adults |