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General
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| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mPedersen ) Site: Lake Superior Marine Aquarium Club |
| Status: |
Approved |
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Species: |
Elacatinus oceanops
( Class:
B
, Points Awarded:
15
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| Journal Thread: |
http://www.lsmac.org/smf/index.php?topic=367.0
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| Spawn Date: |
09/20/2011 |
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Time of Spawn: |
unknown, but presumed afternoon (before 10 PM)
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Tank Parameters
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Temperature: |
80F ° F
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PH: |
not tested
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Salinity: |
usually around 1.025
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Size:
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< 2 gallons, but on a central system
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Dimensions: |
7" X
7" X
7"
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Lighting:
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"shop light", 2 40 watt fluorescent tubes overhead.
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Lighting Shedule:
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not on a set schedule, they are manual. Roughly 12-2 PM I turn them on, and somewhere between 12-2 AM I turn them off. Varies greatly though.
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Filtration:
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Central filtration system (total system volume is around 110-120 gallons when all tanks are online). Air-driven protein skimmer, submerged bioballs and live rock provide biological filtration.
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Brood Stock Data
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Size of Female: |
approximately 2"
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Size of Male: |
approximately 2"
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Age of Female: |
unknown, wild caught
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Age of Male: |
unknown, wild caught
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Time Together:
(how long have you had the pair before this event)
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just over 1 month.
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Feeding
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Food: |
frozen spirulina enriched brine shrimp, hikari mysis shrimp, TDO B2 / C1, rarely fish eggs, nutramar ova, other foods (i.e. Rod's Food), have been offering occasional treats of live blackworms but not sure they really even get to eat much of them.
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Feeding Schedule:
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Random - anywhere from 1 to 4 times in a day.
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Spawn Details
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Pre-Spawn Behavior: |
weeks before, they spent a lot of time together and chased all other neon gobies in the tank. I separated them and they got along. Other neon gobies when placed 1 on 1 either got along or did not.
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Spawning Behavior:
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Did not see the actual spawning.
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Post Spawn Behavior:
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Male occasionally enters the PVC pipe where the eggs were laid and fans them a bit.
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Egg Details
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Size: |
1-2 mm (smaller than clownfish eggs)
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Color: |
clear
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Quantity: |
estimating 200-300
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Description:
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Tiny tiny eggs, blend in with the PVC piping very well (means there could have been a prior spawn I didn't see). Eggs are in a "patch" on the roof (top) of the PVC's interior
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Location:
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In a small diameter PVC pipe section (it's either 1/2" or 3/4").
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Other Details:
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