| General |
| Name: |
Rhodri Allen ( rod130 ) Site: World Wide Reefers |
| Species: |
Pseudochromis fridmani ( Class: B, Points: 40 ) 
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| Link to Journal: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?high=&m=51707&mpage=1#51709
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| Settlement Start Date: |
07/14/2009
23 Days After Hatching
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| Settlement End Date: |
07/19/2009
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| Tank Parameters |
| Temperature: |
24 C |
| PH: |
7.9-8.0 |
| Specific Gravity: |
1.022 |
Size:
(Gallons) |
10 |
| Dimensions: |
30cm X
55cm X
30cm
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| Lighting: |
Just a desk lamp, about 6 inches above.
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| Lighting Schedule: |
12hrs (from 10 til 10)
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| Filtration: |
Water changes of between 20% and 40% sometimes daily sometimes every 2 or 3 days.
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| Settlement Details |
| Date of Hatch |
06/21/2009
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| Hatch Time: |
1 hour after lights out |
Fry Count:
( at Hatch ) |
100 |
Fry Count:
( at Settlement ) |
5 |
| Fry Size: |
~2mm at hatch ~15mm at settlement |
| Food: |
Rotifers, Copepods, NHBS and enriched BS (enriched with live Nanno, concentrated T-Iso and a HUFA enrichment), tried shaved mysis at end to try to wean them |
| Feeding Schedule: |
Rotifers daily from Day 0 to 10
Copepods daily from Day 4 to 10
NHBS twice daily from Day 7
Enriched BS twice daily from Day 16
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Fry Description:
(Pre Settlement) |
Swim in the water column, mostly transparent but turn almost white a couple of days before settlement. |
Fry Description:
(Post Settlement) |
Change in behaviour started living in pipes/ behind heater turn from whiteish to a pinky/brown colour to livid purple in one or two days. |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
I really struggled to get them to wean onto something other than Brine Shrimp but I only really tried some crushed flake and various shaved frozen foods. Found using concentrated T-Iso and HUFA enrichment for the BS to be beneficial to get them to settlement when compared to the batch prior to this lot. |