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General
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| Name: |
Jim Welsh ( JimWelsh ) Site: Marine Breeding Initiative (MBI) |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Doryrhamphus excisus
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
) 
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=59836
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| Spawn Date: |
08/28/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
Not seen, I've heard it is in the morning, right after they wake up.
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
Diurnal range from 78-82F ° F
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PH: |
8.0 - 8.2
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Salinity: |
1.024
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Size:
( Gallons) |
210 Gallons
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Dimensions: |
72 X
24 X
29
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Lighting:
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4 x 39 watt T5 actinics + 3 x 250 watt MH.
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Lighting Shedule:
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Actinics are on 12 hours a day. MH are on 6 hours a day.
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Filtration:
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Much Live Rock + Protein Skimmer
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
Appx. 2 1/2"
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Size of Male: |
Appx 2"
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Age of Female: |
Unknown, but at least 1 1/2 years
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Age of Male: |
Unknown, but at least 1 1/2 years
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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Since around January 1st, 2011.
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Feeding
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Food: |
Various frozen meaty foods, which they take freely. They also hunt copepods, and probably the mysids in the tank, too, all day long.
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Feeding Schedule:
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2-3 times a day.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
They seem to always hang out together.
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Spawning Behavior:
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They seem to always hang out together. Otherwise, not observed.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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They seem to always hang out together.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
I've never seen them well enough to determine size.
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Color: |
Orange
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Quantity: |
Perhaps 50 or so
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Description:
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They are hidden in the male's skin flaps on his abdomen.
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Location:
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They are hidden in the male's skin flaps on his abdomen.
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Other Details:
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This male has spawned every few days for over a year now. He was mated previously to another female, who eventually died. He has been mated with his current female since about around January 1st of 2011 to date (September 5, 2011). Exact date of first spawn with the current female is not known, but was very shortly after they were placed together, early January 2011.
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